A Solemn Rite of Growth: The Interpretation of Initiation of Pip in Great Expectations
A Solemn Rite of Growth:The Interpretation of Initiation of Pip in Great Expectations作者机构:四川外国语大学
出 版 物:《海外英语》 (Overseas English)
年 卷 期:2018年第1期
页 面:162-163页
学科分类:0501[文学-中国语言文学] 050108[文学-比较文学与世界文学] 05[文学]
主 题:Great Expectations initiation Pip rite
摘 要:Set in the nineteenth century England, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens describes the protagonist Pip s life experience and psychological change from childhood to adulthood, and reflects the true meaning of life in Victorian Age and Pip s moral and spiritual reflections after his disillusionment of great expectations. Theflurryingof great expectations opens the door of initiation for Pip. In the light of the initiation theory, this thesis analyzes three stages the protagonist Pip undergoes changing from an innocent child to a mature adult.