1、第二届敦煌全国大专杯-英文书评竞赛 一般组优等奖 姓名:王俞升 静宜大学中国文学系一年级 书名:GreatExpectations 指导老师:丁玟瑛 【请写下阅读书目及书评,内容最多以500字为限】 GreatExpectationsisasuccessfulworkwrittenbyDickens,whowasafamousnovelistinBritishVictorianera.Thisistheoneofhismostmaturebooks. Thestoryisfullofamazingturningpointsandwecanreadabouthomelessorp
2、hans,escapedconvicts,therichandcruelbutheartbrokenwomanwhowashurtinlove,thebeautifuladopteddaughter,theaccidentalbequest,sacredcowsofbeaumonde,betrayal,murderandliesfromfriends,etc.Anauthordescribedtheleadingrole,Pip,withsplendidwritingskillsandheuseddaedalpartstodevelopthisstory. TheworksofDickens
3、sometimeshavepityforthehumblepoor,criticizethemeansociety,focusontheproblemsofsociety,andsatirizehumanweaknessesandvicesinthesociety.However,thestoriesstillhidethetruthandhonesty.So,thesefeaturesmakehisworksmeaningfulandbecometheimmortalclassics.Likehisotherworks,heusedthesamewritingskillstoexposeth
4、eflawsofVictoriansociety.Readingthisbookisjustequaltoexperiencinglife.Nomatterwhetherthemisadventureisthesameinrealityornot,westilllearnsomethoughtsaboutlifeandrealizeeverypartinthisword. Iamtotallyfascinatedwiththisbookbecauseitsspecialopeningisthatoneteenagerdescribeshisowndestiny.Suchasimpleopen
5、ingattractsmyheartatthemomentandleadsmetoreadcontinually. Atthebeginningofthestory,Piptalksabouthimselfinhisyouthinflashback.Destinymakeshischildhoodpoorandmiserable,buthecauseshisownfurthermisfortune.Heiseveralovelyandchildlikekidandbroughtupbyhissisterandbrother-in-law.Heisalsoanuneducatedandpoor
6、childinthecountry.Oneday,afortunefallsdownsuddenlyandhebecomesricher.AndhegoestohavegentlemaneducationinLondon.Therefore,hebringshisdreamaboutlovetostartthebrightprospect.Butsomethingalsochanges.Afterwards,hegraduallyhasthegrimpersonality,andevenlooksdownuponhisbrother-in-law,whoisthesweet-tempered,
7、kindheartedmaneventhoughthatmanisPip’sbestfriendinhischildhood.DickensfocusesonPip’sdestiny,changingthoughts,egotismandhisannoyancestatusstillhewantstocorrecthiserrors.PerhapsPip’slifeisadepictionofDickens. Inanotherviews,maybethe“bigexpectation”inthisbookisanexpectationofbreakinghumanchains.Pipspe
8、ndshiswholelifegoingthroughandexperiencingthattruth.Whenheisbuildinghisstatusandseekingtruthlove,hesuffersfromdishonor,isolationandfaults.Evenso,hestillfacesthisoverwhelmingpressuresfromthesocietydoughtily.Hehasgutstoovercomeeverydifficultyandsearchforhistruefreedomandhappiness.Alltragediesandsadnes
9、scannotbeathimandhemakesuphismindtoleadhisownlife,befaithfultohisfriendsandsearchforhislove.Andthisisreallyaworthyspirit. Livinginthatsocietywithpressuresispainful.Theonlydifferencebetweentheelitesandthecommonersismoney,whichbringsaboutgoodeducationandlightfuture.Thestorytotallydescribestheprocessofmovingfromcommonerstobourgeoisie.Andtheportrayalofthefeelingsofpeopleindifferentstagesimpressesthereaderdeeply. ~版权所有‧翻印必究~






