Abstract Amsterdam is a classic and worth reading work. Ian McEwan is the author of Amsterdam. This novel has the haunting plot and reveals the humanitys complexity and profundity, because it implies revenge and resentment. In this paper,...

Abstract The Glass Menagerie is written by the famous American dramatist Tennessee Williams, and he is one of the greatest writers in American drama. He plays a very important role in American literature. His works are popular by a large...

Abstract Generally speaking, an initiation story is a fiction in which the protagonist undergoes an experience that is life-changing. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Catcher in the Rye are always considered as typical teenagers...

Abstract In the Victorian era, the industrial revolution promotes a fierce collision between traditional agriculture industry and emerging industry. The collapse of the small-scale peasant economy made great impact in peoples traditional...

Abstract As the departure from Victorian age and an abrupt break with all tradition, modernism rose since the end of the 19th century, which raised a new literary high tide in Europe during that period. As one of the most influential Engl...

Abstract Vladimir Nabokov is an American novelist in the twentieth century, and Lolita is the most famous representative work of him. It has been enjoying enormous popularity since its publication. This thesis will make a tentative study...

Abstract This paper aims at discussing the symbolic use in Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea. This paper is divided into four parts: The first part is an introduction, introducing Hemingway and The Old Man and The Sea. The second...

Abstract Mark Twain, a mastermind of humor and realism, is seen as a giant in world literature. His humorous satire had great impact on the following men of letters; critics also attached significant importance to it and put forward vario...

Abstract Lord of the Flies is a representative novel of British writer, William Golding. This allegorical novel narrates a story of a group of English boys process from civilization to savage, helping each other to killing each other on a...

Abstract In the era of Victorian, the industry bloomed very quickly, and technology, culture and society developed in succession. The main purpose of this thesis is to reveal the effects of feminism on the heroine of Far from the Madding...

Abstract Sophies Choice is the famous novel written by an American novelist William Styron. It has been selected as one of the best novels in English in 20th century. William Styron is a Southern writer who with unique moral and historica...

Abstract Lady Macbeth is one of the most famous characters in William Shakespeares plays. She is a controversial figure. There is no doubt that Lady Macbeth loves her husband. When Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth what he hears from the three w...

Abstract Jane Austen gave us a vivid portrait about sense and sensibility in her novel Sense and Sensibility. The whole story focuses on two sisters, Elinor and Marianne. The two sisters had differentiated characters. One was said to be c...

Abstract James Matthew Barrie is widely regarded as one of the greatest dramatists, who wrote lots of Children's Literature in modern times. His work Peter Pan mainly represents a story of a boy spending his never-ending childhood adventu...

Abstract In Dickenss late work Great Expectations, plenty of light and dark images are consciously depicted. This paper is mainly about the analysis of two kinds of images: they respectively represent the light and dark side of the living...

Abstract American writer, Theodore Dreiser, is one of the greatest writers in history of American literature in the 20th century. He is the pioneer and representative writer of the modern novels in United States. His works broke the tradi...

Abstract Alice Walker is a famous black female writer in the 20th century in the United States. Everyday Use is one of her early excellent representative works. The novel describes a story about a conflict caused by two quilts among a bla...

Abstract The Call of the Wild is Jack Londons most famous work. It describes how a tamed dog learns to adapt to the hostile condition, become powerful and finally returns to nature from the civilized community. Affected by Darwinism evolu...

Abstract American Dream is one of most significant elements in American literature. Fitzgerald is regarded as the representative of both American literature and American Dream. His short story, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, reflect...

Abstract Naturalism, as a literary school, once prevailed over Europe and America in the latter half of the 20th century and also has vital influence on the modern study of literature. Thomas Hardy brings naturalism into his works and Tes...

Abstract The Kite Runner has been set as an excellent example of initiation story. It tells a story about the initiative process of an Afghan boy whose name is Amir. On the basis of definition of initiation story, the author tries to poin...

Abstract Jane Austen, as a female writer, has pondered over female issues and has created a series of works with outstanding view. Mansfield Park as one of Austens maturest works with more complicated plots and stronger ironic commentary...

Abstract The Great Gatsby describes that in the 1920s, the American economy developed quickly, but peoples values fell rapidly, and after the first world war, people turned to the wild and extravagant lifestyle. Under the blatant and blun...

Abstract Since Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre was published, it has been put under the spotlight in the literary world and has attracted a great many scholars and critics to interpret it. But up to now, not many scholars have employed Derrid...

Abstract The concept of existentialism first emerged after the First World War which revealed the absurdity of the world and peoples sense of alienation and anxiety. Meanwhile, it advocated that people should use their own power to fight...

Abstract Willa Cather is one of the most important and productive writers of America during the 20th century. Being her masterpiece at the peak of literary career, the novel A Lost Lady describes the lost of the heroine Mrs. Forrester in...

Abstract With ecological ethics, the thesis sets out to make an analysis of Mary Shellys ecological thoughts in Frankenstein. The main purpose is to analyze the application of ecological ethics in Frankenstein, and clarify the relationshi...

Abstract Charles Dickens is the greatest representative of British critical realism, and Oliver Twist is his first novel that comes under the heading of critical realism which reflects the darkness of the real society and completely expre...

摘 要 露易莎梅奥尔科特以其长篇小说《小妇人》而闻名于世。本论文的第一部分简单地介绍了作者与小说。作为一部自传体小说，《小妇人》以露易莎和她的姐妹为原形，以19世纪中...

Abstract Little Women, one of the famous works in American literature, was written by an American womanLouisa May Alcott. It is one of the best loved books of all time. There are four girls in the bookMeg, Jo, Beth and Amy. They are diffe...