Araby文章淺析

1、ArabyJames JoyceAbout the Author James Joyce： an Irish novelist, noted for his experimental use of language in such works as Ulysses (1922) and Finneganns Wake (1939). Joyces technical innovations in the art of the novel include an extensive use of interior monologue; he used a complex network of sy

2、mbolic parallels drawn from the mythology, history, and literature, and created a unique language of invented words, puns, and allusions. He Major works A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ( 1916 ) Ulysses ( 1922 ) Finnegans Wake ( 1939 ) Dubliners ( 1914 ) 阿拉比是1894年5月14日都柏林曾經(jīng)舉辦過一場名為（大東方節(jié)慶）（Gran

3、d Oriental Fete）的市集活動(dòng)，接連舉辦6天，阿拉比代表充滿神秘的東方想像。 This article mainly tells about a boy who secretly loves a neighboring girl, Mangans sister. This simple and pure love can be revealed through his action, his self-narration and his mentality, which can be best revealed in some sentences in the work.Para1

4、: 1.blind This word sets the basic tone for the whole environment in which the boy lives,as seen in other other words like uninhabited, detached, brown, imperturbable -quickly presents a world that is solemn, indifferent, desolate, cold and dull. 2.imperturbable 沉著的，鎮(zhèn)靜的 The street was a symbol for t

5、he whole Ireland. The theme of loneliness is introduced early in the story by the image of a deserted, isolated house and the narrators recollection of a priest who lived and died in their back room. 在這里，喬伊斯沒有給我們直接定義出主人公的性情。然而，我們卻從字里行間看出這是一個(gè)什么樣的男孩兒。他喜歡翻一些沒有人要的舊紙堆，并在里面找到了一些書頁已經(jīng)發(fā)黃的舊書。而事實(shí)上，他喜歡這些書的重要原因正

6、是因?yàn)檫@些發(fā)黃了的書頁?？梢?，主人公是一個(gè)有懷舊主人公是一個(gè)有懷舊情感的男孩情感的男孩。雖然我們從文章的第一段已經(jīng)感受到了他生活在一個(gè)絲毫沒有浪漫氛圍的環(huán)境里，但是他并沒有認(rèn)識(shí)到社會(huì)的冷酷，仍然對(duì)生活懷有浪漫的理想，并盼望在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中通過點(diǎn)點(diǎn)滴滴找到他的理想。 同時(shí)這段提到的幾本書也展示出敘述者的religious enthusiasmPara2: useless papers, yellow leaves, wild garden, rusty bicycle-pump Our narrator , although he lives in a lifeless and stagnant e

7、nvironment, he doesnt realize the harsh side of the society, still having an idealistic notion of life. e.g. I like the last best because its leaves were yellow.” (romantic and sentimental ) The theme of loneliness is introduced early in the story by the image of a deserted, isolated house and the n

8、arrators recollection of a priest who lived and died in their back room. The deceased priest: 1. His legacy was a collection of books that showed his confusion of the sacred with the secular（世俗的）, e.g. The memoirs of vidocq 2. There is evidence that he devoted his life to gathering money and furnitu

9、re. He left behind no evidence of a life especially spiritual influence.Whats the function of the description of the deceased priest?Para3: The lanterns on North Richmond are feeble, the lanes are dark and muddy, the houses “sombre” in the winter dusk, the dark dripping gardens with the smell coming

10、 from their “ashpits.” However, in such gloomy and dark backdrop boys who are still innocent and uncontaminated by the adults world. e.g. They play in the neighborhood, injecting some vigor into the lifeless world. They use their untainted heart to discover some beauty from the gloomy surroundings.

11、His crush appears to isolate him from his friends. Although early in the story he is depicted as part of a group of friends playing in the street, after his crush develops his separation from the others is emphasized: e.g. He stands by the railings to be close to the girl while the other boys engage

12、 in horseplay. Joyce employs the sense of smell, of hearing, of sight to present the setting vividly. The setting reveals the dreary, dark, lifeless, stagnant Dublin life, esp. the spiritual life.Para4: Portray the girl from his perspective, his eyes moves from her neck, hair, hand to dress.Para5: H

13、e indulged himself into such passionate love so much that he blindly ignores harsh, dirty reality of life, e.g. the turbulent politics, the tedious daily life, and the games that he used to play with other boys. e.g.: “I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes. 我想象自己正捧著圣杯在一大群仇敵中安然走過。(the boy

14、s dreams are heroic, romantic ones)Para6: On one rainy evening, he came into a soundless, dark drawing-room and gives his feelings for her full release: I pressed the palms of my hands together until they trembled, murmuring: O love! O love! many times. This scene is the culmination of the narrators

15、 increasingly romantic idealization of Mangans sister. Para7-11: When Mangans sister says she would like to go to the bazaar but cannot because she has to attend a school retreat that weekend. The narrator promises to buy her something at the bazaar if he goes, but it is unlikely that she takes this

16、 promise seriously.Para12: The narrator, who remains unnamed throughout the story, lives with his aunt and uncle,in particular appears insensitive to the boys feelings. 他并非和父母住在一起。從這些樸實(shí)的文字中，作者不僅很自然的使讀者了解到了男孩兒心理及生活境況，而且也使讀者產(chǎn)生了對(duì)主人公，這個(gè)身于困境，卻一心憧憬美妙的純摯少年的憐憫之情。 At that time, Araby is more than a fair/bazaar, but an object, just like the girl, that bears lots of imagination and hope of the boy. e.g. The syllables of the word Araby were called to me through the silence in which my