An analysis of female Character Miss HaviSham in Great Expections 浅析《远大前程》中女性形象赫维香小姐.docVIP

An analysis of female Character Miss HaviSham in Great Expections Abstract：Charles Dickens，one of the greatest 19th critical realistic writers，is a renowned English writer all around the world．He and his works have great impact on the entire literary world. Great Expectations is his post-stage work, which is a novel of education and describes the growth and personal development. It shows Dickens’ sharp criticism to the upper-class society of England. The female character Miss Havisham in Great Expectations is one of the most impressive creations of Charles Dickens, and the description of this tragic character Miss Havisham displays the corruption of money to human’s relationship. Miss Havisham lives a dark life because of her jilting by her fianc. She is an example of single-minded vengeance pursued destructively. Te tragic fate of miss Havisham is analyzed from the aspects of the society, family and herself, aiming at revealing the tragic status and endings of females in the Victorian England under the male-centered society. Key words：tragic fate; made-centered society; female position 浅析《远大前程》中女性形象赫维香小姐 摘 要：世界著名的作家查尔斯·狄更斯，是19世纪英国最伟大的批判现实主义作家之一。《远大前程》是狄更斯后期的一部教育小说，小说揭露和鞭打资产阶级的贪婪虚伪和社会的种种罪恶弊端，展示了狄更斯对19世纪英国上层社会的尖锐批判，具有很高的文学价值。而《远大前程》中的悲剧人物郝维香小姐是所有狄更斯作品中形象刻画最复杂，心灵表现最丰富的人物之一，书中对她的刻画，更深刻反映了资本主义社会人与人之问赤裸裸的金钱关系。郝维香小姐因未婚夫的抛弃而活在痛苦中，她是那种一心一意要复仇，但最终导致了巨大痛苦的典型形象。狄更斯塑造了一个被恋人抛弃而痛苦一生的悲剧形象。主要从社会、家庭及郝维香小姐自身的角度，对其悲剧命运产生的原因进行剖析，旨在揭示男权统治下19世纪维多利亚时代女性的地位与悲剧命运。 关键词：悲剧命运；男权统治；女性地位 1 Introduction The female character Miss Havisham in Great Expectations is the most memorable and vivid creation. Through the portrayal of Miss Havisham, Dickens shows us the females’ position and fate in the Victorian England under the male-centered society. In Victorian Age, the most agreeable female image should be the “Angel in the house”, which means women should be feminine,loyal,virtuous and pure.They were subject to man and needed the protection of man.For women,their husbands and family mean the