Abstract
The thesis takes utopian and dystopian literature as the point of departure to decode the Neverland, a fantastic and ethereal island created by J.M.Barrie. It aims to reveal the spiritual salvation hidden in the modern fairy tale through the analysis of the structure and the related details under the background of times. The condition of existence of the characters is analyzed in the perspective of the utopian and dystopian literature. Not only does it display the psychological dilemma between dream and reality, but also demonstrates the loss of people’s values, as well as the confusion about their status quo under the strike of western social crisis.
Keywords Peter Pan utopian and dystopian literature western social crisis
本文从“乌托邦和反乌托邦文学”入口，对J.M.巴里的《彼得•潘》中的永无岛进行解读，参照时代背景，英语论文题目，发掘出这部现代童话中暗藏的人类精神救赎的宏大命题。文章从乌托邦和反乌托邦两个相对立的视角来略论文本中人物的生存状态。一方面探索《彼得•潘》所具有的传统乌托邦文学的典型特征，另一方面从细节处发现其所具有的反乌托邦文学特质。从乌托邦文学到反乌托邦文学的嬗变，英语毕业论文，既体现了作者在现实和理想之间的两难心态，也体现了一战之后在西方社会危机的冲击下，人们价值观的普遍丧失和不知何去何从的困惑与反思。
关键词 彼得•潘 乌托邦与反乌托邦文学 西方社会危机
1 Introduction
As one of the children’s classics, Peter Pan has enjoyed the popularity for more than one century all over the world. In both the play and the novel, Peter leaves for the real world and pays a visit to London. There he meets the girl Wendy Darling and invites her to Neverland to be the mother for his gang of lost boys, because she knows so many interesting stories. Her younger brothers John and Michael also come along. Thus they begin their adventures in the Neverland. The confrontation between Captain Hook and Peter Pan presents the climax of the story. The battle is concluded with the victory of Peter Pan. In the end, Wendy decides to go back home, together with all the lost boys. Peter Pan remains in the Neverland while Wendy grows up.
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