The End of the American Dream——On the Tragedy of Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is considered as F.Scott Fitzgerald's most important book.This paper will concentrate on the symbolic meaning of Gatsby's tragedy-the end of the mythical American dream.Gatsby's personal experience approximates the whole of the American dream.This paper gives a detailed analysis on the formation of his dream,his great efforts in realizing his dream and his disillusionment.     

Oedipus——An Active Fighter or A Passive Figure

As one of the seven survival plays of Sophocles of ancient Greece, Oedipus Rex arouses many scholars＇ interest in Ancient Greek tragedy. Until now there are a lot of critical comments on the great play itself and the main character Oedipus himself. The super hero Oedipus blinded his own eyes by his own hands at the end of the play. People showed different views on his behavior. On the basis of different views, this article is going to discuss whether Oedipus is a passive figure or an active fighter at that time.     

The Combination of Realism and Romanticism --On A Tale of Two Cities

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Charles Dickens（1812-1870） is the greatest representative of English critical realism, a classic of world literature. The greatness of Dickens lies not only in his satirical portrayal of bourgeoisie and in the exposure of the greed and hypocrisy of the upper class, but also in his profound humanitarianism, which is revealed in his sympathy for the labor people.     

STAY CLEAN AND TAKE CARE——A TALK ON AIDS AND U.S.UNIVERSITY CULTURE

This paper aims at giving young students a public education of AIDS, which hasbeen almost universally viewed as the most effective weapon against the spread of AIDS. The author presents his firsthand information in illustration of the cause of AIDS for Americanuniversity students. Hopefully, it drops a useful hint for answering the question —Why is AIDSspreading so quickly in the United States? Finally, a few questions are raised to set people thinking and call forth their early vigilanceagainst the spread of AIDS in China.     

The Romantic Elements in the Daffodils --Half Blue,Half Golden

William Wordsworth, the representative of the romantic writers and a great writer of the nature, has made great contribution in poetic theory. Daffodils is one of the many poems written by Wordsworth on the beauty of nature. His great imagination, with the poet＇s philosophical and somewhat mystical thought, is deeply rooted in the poetical creation. In this paper, his most representative poem is closely examined to appreciate how Wordsworth combines his deep love for nature and his romantic language in his great poem.     

Eustacia——Victim of Fate——On Thomas Hardy''''s The Return of the Native

Owing to the influences of Greek's view of fate, Dorset peasant's fatalism and Schopenhauer' s pessimistic philosophy, Hardy showed more or less a pessimistic tendency in his early writings and this tendency illustrated itself in his writing of Eustacia, heroine of The Return of the Native. He believed that Eustacia' s tragedy resulted from the disagreement between her aspiration for a brilliant life outside Egdon Heath and the fate imposed on her by some mysterious force working at odds with her. This is what the paper attempts to prove.     

论爱默生其人其诗

Ralph Waldo Emerson, born in 19th century's America, is most famous for his transcendental ideas and writings. He was deeply influenced by European Romanticism in his thirties and formed an informal Transcendental Club with people of like minds. His thought is often considered the core of Transcendentalism. "Nature" is the fundamental document of his philosophy and an embodiment of his transcendental attitude towards the phenomenal world. He also wrote some other brilliant essays such as "The American Scholar", "Self-Reliance", "The Over-Soul" and "The Poet", etc, all of which established his indisputable position in the history of culture, especially in the American Culture where he is regarded as the one who, in literally terms at least, really put America on map. But considering Emerson's writings without significant emphasis on his verse would be a great loss. Emerson wrote poetry from the time he was a boy to nearly the end of his life. These poems are essential for understanding him and his transcendental theories and are receiving more extensive representation in anthologies while significant critical analyses are emerging though some modern readers and scholars tend to view his poetry as secondary to the "essential" Emerson. In view of the above, this paper supposes to introduce Emerson's views on poets and poems and then analyze some of his famous poems in the order of 'Emerson as a Poet', 'Emerson's Views on Poets and Poems' and 'Emerson's Poems' with the third one as the focus of this paper. The purpose of this paper is to try to make the comprehension on Emerson and his abstract transcendental theories more complete and thorough by emphasizing his contribution in the poetic field.     

Passion in Jest—Oscar Wilde's The Nightingale and the Rose

Oscar Wilde is an elite of his age and still has great influence on art now.In this essay,the author is going to discuss his passion,great wit and views on art showed in his famous fairy tale The Nightingale and the Rose.     

Binary Structure in David Lodge's Novels

David Lodge is one of the most renowned modern English writers. He is known for the binary structure in his novels. In this paper, the writer will try to the binary structure in some of his novels to show his reflections on Catholicism and culture conflicts.     

On Budd Schulberg''''s "My Christmas Carol

Budd Schulberg is a contemporary American realistic writer, My Chri stmas Carol, one of his early short fictions, is the author's recollections of his childhood spent in Hollywood. In this short story, through the contrast between the two Christmas',the author reveals the miserable circumstances when his father is out of work,and exposes,the hideous features of the relati onship between people in capitalist society. This story deeply attracts readers with an unique artistic charm, and not only gives us a glimpse of life in Hollywood, but also bears profound social significance.     

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literature Analysis

Mark Twain is one of the greatest writers of American in 19 century.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is his best work。It show us a lot social problem through Jim Huck’adventure in Mississippi river.Mark Twain applies humor in the various episodes throughout the book,his literature explored questions of freedom,independence,and identity.     

The True Fortune Through Pip's Eyes in Great Expectations

Charles Dickens （1812-1870） is one of the most outstanding English writers in the 19th century. Great Expectations written in Charles＇ later years is one of his mature works. It is the story of Pip＇ s deterioration from an innocent boy into an arrogant gendeman and his redemption as a good-natured person. The thesis of this paper is to analyze and compare the cruelty, hypocrisy of the Bourgeoisie and the plain, kindness of the working people, with the purpose of indicating the true fortune in one＇s life is not the applied money or fame, but virtues, affection and goodness.     

On the Alternative Use of Verse and Prose in Hamlet

As a master in language,William Shakespeare is proficient in using verse and prose alternatively in his tragedies and comedies,which is regarded as the key to his success in literature by some critics.In this thesis,I would like to analyze the three criteria for the alternation of verse and prose in Hamlet,in which a discussion of functions of the alternation will be included     

On “A Rose for Emily”

William Faulkner is regarded as one of the leading American authors of the Twentieth Century and the leading representative of"Southern Literature. "His writings draw the attention of not only the Americans but also the whole world. From many aspects, he is an original writer. His subject matter, his originality of working out the plot, and his unusual artistic style let him stand like a firm and erect reef in the fast changing Western literary currents. It is owing to his outstanding contribution to world litreature that he was awarded The Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.     

Wessex in Hardy’s Novel

Thomas Hardy is a novelist and poet, generally regarded as one of the outstanding figures in English literature. Most of his novels take place in the "partly-real, partly-dream" county of Wessex (named after the Anglo-Saxon kingdom which existed in the area) and called Wessex Novel. It is regarded as the reflection of his hometown Dorset. His novel creation could be generally divided into three periods. The first period was romantic and pastoral; the masterpieces are Under the Green Tree and Far from the Madding Crowd. His second period mainly focuses on the social tragedy of Wessex, such as The Return of the Native and The Mayor of Casterbridge .In the last period of his creation, he began to write the pessimistic fate of the villagers in Wessex, this could be seen through Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. From the evolution of Wessex we can know the English society in the 19th century as well as Hardy's love for his hometown and his individual philosophy.     

The Queen’s Torture and The Winter’s Tale

The further exploration is carried out to have a deeper understanding of King Leontes and his jealousy and violence. Autolycus, the rogue, is given a detailed avaluation so as to reveal his active role in the play and the artistic flavour on the stage. The brave and straight forward lady Paulina is held in high regard because of both of her brilliant words and benevolent actions. The fourth Act of the play is regarded as the excellent part of the play based on its rich and colourful picture of the rural life by the playwright Shakespeare. Since Hermione, the heroine, is the main character of all the main characters, and the fate of hers is the focus of the whole play, so the title of this play is in need of change.     

美国总统奥巴马演讲词修辞格分析

Under the great background of globalization today,communications between China and America are more frequent,it becomes significant for us to gain a deeper understanding of American presidents＇ speech.Obama serves as an example for us to study in this aspect.Until now,most people have been studying his speech mainly through either Chinese translations of his speeches or interpretations by the media,conducted through perspectives which are by no means rhetorically informed.Considering the fact that what we are dealing with is political speech,it is high time that the rhetorical perspective be introduced into the process of interpreting Obama＇s political communication in its original context.Such a perspective will help us obtain a better approach of interpreting his speech.This thesis has widely selected the typical political speeches of president Obama in his Election Campaign process,and analyzed three main rhetorical methods in political speech： simile,metaphor and metonymy.Figure of speech is an expression that departs from the accepted literal sense or from the normal order of words,or in which an emphasis is produced by patterns of sound.It is an especially important resource of poetry;it is also constantly present in all other kinds of speech and writing.The figure of speech is commonly used in political speech.In this part of the thesis the author will analyze three main types of figures in Obama＇s speech： Simile,metonymy and Metaphor.     

Nationalism Reflected in Barometer Rising

Hugh MacLennan is a famous Canadian novelist and essayist. In his long literary career, he wrote a great number of works and gained many literary honors. But above all, he is a writer, focusing on national issues of Canada, which is well demonstrated by his first novel-Barometer Rising, in which nationalism abounds. This paper covers three parts. Chapter one is mainly about Hugh MacLennan, his first work Barometer RAsing as well as the introduction to nationalism and MacLennan＇s contribution in fiction in this respect. Chapter two focuses on nationalism in his first novel. The last chapter is the conclusion part in which we know that well awakened, the Canadians are striving to pursue their real independence and stares on the international stage.     

The Characterization in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and James Joyce＇ s Aesthetics

In his novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce minimized the position of minor characters in order to present the central posifon of the hero. This kind of characterization is closely related with Joy＇s aesthetics, that is Joyce＇s principle of ＂wholeness＂. In this paper, the close relationship between the characterization and Joyce＇s ＂wholeness＂ aesthetics will be discussed to prove that Joyce em- ployed his aesthetics in his art creation.     

Justification for Marcel＇s“Reading First”

As one of the outstanding figures in the pre-Reform Movement in the nineteenth century,Marcel was known to us by his fa-mous proposal of＂reading first＂.However,he and his proposal were unfairly neglected by his contemporaries and his successors.In fact,thisproposal was based on a rational theory of reading： the cognitive process of reading and the distinction between impression and expression.This proposal is worth attending to afresh.