论狄更斯笔下小杜丽的母亲形象

On the Mother-Image Embodied by Little Dorrit

国内对狄更斯的研究主要集中在他批判现实、揭露社会黑暗等方面,忽视了贯穿其作品的暗线———对生身母亲的不满及对理想母亲的寻求。运用弗洛伊德关于创造性作家与白日梦的思想,细读其作品《小杜丽》,从小杜丽与父亲、小杜丽与白痴妇人麦吉、小杜丽与其兄姐这三层关系入手,分析作品主人公小杜丽的理想母亲形象,狄更斯渴望理想母亲的白日梦即昭然若揭。

In China,Dickens studies chiefly concentrate on his criticism of reality and his revelation of social darkness,ignoring his resentment of his mother and a search for an ideal mother in his works.Based on a perusal of Dickens＇ Little Dorrit,and with the help of Freud＇s thoughts on creative writers and daydream,this essay focuses on three reversed relationships,including the relationship between Little Dorrit and her father,the relationship between Little Dorrit and idiot Maggy,and the relationship between Little Dorrit and her elder sister and brother.The reversed relationships make Little Dorrit＇s ideal mother image highlighted,hence,reveal Dickens＇ daydream—a strong desire for an ideal mother.