解析《长腿叔叔》少女茱蒂成长的日志.docx

解析《长腿叔叔》少女茱蒂成长的日志.docx

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解析《长腿叔叔》少女茱蒂成长的日志

解析《长腿叔叔》——少女茱蒂成长的日志

Abstract

Daddy-Long-Legs,writtenbyJeanWebsterin1912,hasbeenalwayswellreceivedsinceitwaspublished.Ithasbeenadaptedformovies,cartoons,TVseriesandothers.AmongthemthecartoonadaptedbyJapaneseevenwontheJapanCulturePrizein1990.ThenoveldescribesthegrowingupexperienceofanorphanJudyinthefirstpersonpointofview.Therefore,italsoseemstobea“blog”ofagirl’sgrowth.Throughtheanalysisofthestructureofthenovelanditsepistolarystyle,theimaginationsinitandtherelationshipbetweenJudyandDaddy-Long-Legs,thisthesispointsoutthatlifeneedsmagicandonehimselfisthebiggestmagic!

KeyWords

anepistolarynovel;growth;imaginations;relationship;magic

摘　要

《长腿叔叔》由简﹒韦伯斯特写与1912年。

自从发表问世以来，一直受到读者的多方好评。

之后更是被改编制作成电影，动画片和连续剧，其中由日本制作的同名动画片更是获得了1990年日本文化厅儿童优良影片奖。

《长腿叔叔》用第一人称的口吻，讲述了孤女茱蒂四年大学生活的故事。

因此，它又被看作是是一部关于成长的日志性作品。

论文将就小说中的写作结构，所涉及的想象力部分，以及茱蒂和长腿叔叔之间的奇特关系进行分析、阐述，其中我们不难发现一个真谛——生活需要奇迹，而最大的奇迹是你自己！

关键词

书信体；成长；想象力；关系；奇迹

Introduction

Daddy-Long-Legsdescribesagrowingupexperienceofanorphan,Judy,inthefirstpersonpointofviewandtheformofletterwriting.AlthoughtheheroineinDaddy-Long-Legsgrowsupinanasylum（theplacewhichismentionedinthenovel）,shestillkeepsachildish,kindandoptimisticheart.Judyisoptimisticwithaninflexiblewill,toughcharacter,strugglingforthebetterlife

InDaddy-Long-Legsthereare81letterswrittenbyJudytoDaddy-Long-Legsduringherfour-years-universitylife.ThelettersrecordthegrowingupstoriesofJudyfromanorphaninasylumtobeaconfidentuniversitygraduate,andthemagiclovebetweenherandDaddy-Long-Legs.Readingthiswonderfulnovel,onecanfindthatlifeneedsmagicwhilehehimselfisthebiggestone.

Thispaperdemonstratesthepointthatlifeneedsmagicwhilethebiggestis有yourselffromthreedifferentaspects.ThefirstpartistodealwiththeepistolaryformofDaddy-Long-Legs,writteninthefirstpersonpointofviewwith81lettersintotal.Amongtheseletterstheshortestletterisjustdozensofwordswhilethelongestletterismorethanelevenpages.Allofthe81lettersarewrittenbyJudyherselfandwecouldnotfindanyoneletterwrittenbyothers.ThesecondpartisaboutthefunctionofimaginationinDaddy-Long-Legs.TherearemanyimaginationsinDaddy-Long-Legs,whicharewonderfulandexpressJudy’sdifferentemotions.Theseimaginationscouldbedividedintothreegroups,whichareoptimistic,neutralandpessimistic.Itcouldbefoundmoreconcretedescriptionandanalysisofthem.ThelastoneistoanalyzethestrangerelationshipbetweenJudyandDaddy-Long-legs.FromthethreeaspectsthepapershowswhyDaddy-Long-Legscanbeseenasa“blog”ofJudy’sgrowthandsuggeststhateveryonehimselfisthebiggestmagicinhisreallife.

I.ThestyleofDaddy-Long-Legs

A.TheCharactersofEpistolaryintheNovel 

WhatisEpistolarynovel?

Epistolarynovelisintheformofaseriesofletterswrittenbyoneormorecharacters.Itallowstheauthortopresentthecharacters'thoughtswithoutinterference,conveyeventswithdramaticimmediacy,andpresenteventsfromseveralpointsofview.Itisoneofthefirstnovelisticformstobedeveloped.ItwasforeshadowedbyAphraBehn'spoemcycleLove-LettersbetweenaNoblemanandHisSister（1683）.TheoutstandingearlyexampleisSamuelRichardson'sPamela（1740）;distinguishedlaterworksincludeTobiasSmollett'sHumphryClinker（1771）andPierreLaclos'sLesLiaisonsdangerousness（1782）.Thegenreremainedpopularuptothe19thcentury.Itsrelianceonsubjectivepointsofviewmakesittheforerunnerofthemodernpsychologicalnovel.AnyonewhohasreadabooknamedDaddy-Long-Legswillbeattractedbyitsspecialwritingstyle.Firstofall,thewholenovelisbuiltonthebaseofletterstructure.Theauthorusesitthroughoutthewholenoveltogivereadersafreshfeelingonhiswork.Ononehand,itcankeeprecordingJudy’slifeintheorphanhome.Ontheotherhand,theinnerheartofJudycanrelease.Thus,ItcanbeclearlyseentherelationshipbetweenJudyandMr.Right.

B.AnalysisoftheWritingFormofDaddy-Long-Legs

Sociallifeisthesourceofliterature.Anyonewhocreatesmasterpieceiscloserelatedtowhathehasdoneduringhisordinarylife.Tobespecific,theauthorwriteswhatkindofbookandhowtowriteitmostlydependonhisexperience,thoughtaswellashisemotion.ComparedwithabooknamedTheSorrowsofYoungWerther,Daddy-Long-Legsismoresimpleandnatural-reflected.Gothic,agreatnovelist,istheauthorofTheSorrowsofYoungWerther.Mostofhisworksinhisoldagearejustagiantsegmentofhisself-expressed.TheSorrowsofYoungWerther,anepistolarynovelwhichiswroteinthefirstpersonofviewcanberegardedasoneofthemostimportantandclassicsegmentationsofhisyouth.ItdirectlyandentirelyreflectsGothic’slifeexperienceandemotionsofyoungtimes.DuringtheeveryphaseofthewholelifeofGothic,hemadeanextremelycontributionwhenhewasyoung.Thecontentoftheworkdecidestheformofthework.Onlywhentheworkhasaproperformcanbeexpressedthecontenteffectively.ThesuccessofTheSorrowsofYoungWertherprovesthedialecticalrelationshipofcontentandform.Oncontent,TheSorrowsofYoungWertherisnotasurprisingstory,withoutstrangeplots.Thereareplentyofphenomenonsandthingsofdailylifeaswellasthethoughtandreflectiontothesephenomenonsfromtheheroin.Ontasty,thestoryemphasisonexploringtheinnerheartoftheheroinandwritingabouthisfeeling,happy,dissatisfied,pursuit,ordesperate.Thefeelingofsubjectiveisdeep.Basiconsuchcontentandtasty,itisnotpropertousethewritingstyleofdramaortraditionalnovel,whatismore,itisnotsuitabletousepoemwhichcanexpressthefeelingfrominnerheart,however,cannotdescribethetrivialthingsofthedailylife.YoungGothicproperlychoosesthefirstpersonwaytowritethisnovelsoastomaketheheroinasaclosefriendofthereader,tellinghisexperienceandemotiontothereaderdirectly,moreoverheperfectlyordinateuniteofformandcontent.Tobehonest,thiskindofnovelstylewasnotcreatedbyGothic,buttakingfromthenovelClarissa,wrotebyCharlie.BeforeGothic,anovelistfromGermanonceusedit.However,theissueisGothicmakegooduseofthisstyle;completelyenhanceitsadvantage,plussomecreationfromhimself.

C.ReasonstoWriteDaddy-Long-LegsinEpistolary   

Therearetwomainartificialcharacteristicsinepistolarynovel.

Firstofall,theletterconstructioncouldexpressthestrongfeeling,densepoeticmeaning,andspecificreflectionoftheheartmuchbetterthanotherwrittenstyles.Secondly,feasiblestructure,diaphanouscutpowerfullanguage.ThestructureofDaddy-Long-Legsisveryfeasible.Itusestheexperienceoftheheroinasaclue,puttingnearlyhundredsofletterstogether.Thereisnorelationinthecontextamonglettersbutthetimebetweeneachletterisnotthesame,soasthecontent.Thus,theplotsofthestorycanexpandbyleapsandbounds.Itisnotonlysavealotoftimeforwritingtransitionsentence,butalsoleavearoomforreadertoimagine.Enhancethevalueoftheworkwithoutawareness.

II.TheImaginationsinDaddy-Long-Legs

TherearemanyimaginationsinDaddy-Long-Legs,allofthemareverywonderfulandexpressmanydifferentemotionsofJudy.Theseimaginationscouldbedividedintothreeparts.Theyareoptimisticpart,neutralpartandpessimisticpart.Becauseinauthor’seyesJudyissunshine,lovely,brave,tough,andhardworkinggirl,justlikeasunflower,sohereareemphasesontheoptimisticandneutralimaginations.Asforthepessimisticpartsjustuseafewwordsisusedtorelate.

A.DescriptionoftheImaginationinDaddy-Long-Legs

Judyislovely,brave,tough,hardworkinggirl.Sheisbroughtupinanorphanhomeandissupportedbyastrangemanwhoshewantstosee.However,thereisnochanceforhertodoit.Whatshecoulddoistowritelettertohim.

Firstofall,thenoveldescribestheimaginationswhichcouldbeconsideredastheoptimisticimaginations.“Inimaginationshefollowedfirstoneequipage,thenanother,tothebighousesdottedalongthehillside.Shepicturedherselfinafurcoatandavelvethattrimmedwithfeathersleaningbackintheseatandnonchalantlymurmuring“Home”tothedriver.”ThisisthefirstimaginationinDaddy-Long-Legsanditisalsoauniqueoneinthethirdpersonforafterthefirstchapter“BlueWednesday”thereare81lettersallofwhichwrittenbyJudyinfirstperson.

“Torecapitulate（that’sthewaytheEnglishinstructorbeginseveryothersentence）,Iamverymuchobligedformysevenpresents.I’mpretendingtomyselfthattheycameinaboxfrommyfamilyinCalifornia.Thewatchisfromfather,therugfrommother,thehotwaterbottlefromgrandmother-whoisalwaysworryingforfearIshallcatchcoldinthisclimate-andtheyellowpaperfrommylittlebrotherHarry.MysisterIsabelgavemethesilkstockings,andAuntSusantheMatthewArnoldpoems;UncleHarry（littleHarryisnamedafterhim）gavemethedictionary.Hewantedtosendchocolates,butIinsistedonsynonyms.”FromthewordswecouldfindhowtoughandoptimisticinJudy’scharacter.AlthoughJudyhasbeengrownupinasylumshealwayshasakindandthanksgivingheart.Shewantstohaveanormalfamily,shehopetoliveahappinesslifelikeothersameage’schildrenandshealwaystryherbesttomakeherselflikeliveinanormalandhappyfamily.Thedifferentpresentswhichcomefromdifferentrelativeshaveexpressedheroptimisticspiritalthoughallofthepre