Abstract
The Personal History of David Copperfield, written by Charles Dickens, tells the striving experiences of common people. In the novel, the author displays his artistic skills. This paper analyzes the writing techniques of this great work in four aspects: the design of distinctive characters, the arrangement of plot, the different approaches to achieving humor and the adoption of the first-person point of view. Through the analysis, we can appreciate this novel better and also improve our writing abilities in the future.
Key words: writing technique; David Copperfield
析《大卫•科波菲尔传》中的写作技巧
摘要
《大卫•科波菲尔传》是由查尔斯•狄更斯创作完成的。该作品讲述了小人物大卫•科波菲尔一生的奋斗历程。小说表现了作者的艺术技巧。本文从人物刻画,情节安排,不同的幽默形式以及第一人称叙事手法的运用四个方面分析了作者在该作中所表现出的娴熟的写作技巧。通过分析,我们可以更好地欣赏这部作品并在今后提高我们的写作水平。
关键词:写作技巧;大卫•科波菲尔
目录
Abstract 3
摘要 3
Introduction 4
I. The design of the distinctive characters 5
II. The arrangement of the plot 6
III. Different approaches to achieving humor 7
IV. The adoption of the first-person point of view 7
Conclusion 8
Bibliography 9
Introduction
Charles Dickens is the most prolific and influential novelist in Victorian Period. During his whole life, He created 14 novels and numerous essays, short stories etc. Among all the famous works, The Personal History of David Copperfield finally established his status as a literary master in the world. After its publication, the author once commented in public:“I have in my heart of hearts a favorite child. And his name is David Copperfield.” Ever since, this book has always been the best seller and affected one generation after another positively. However, the great success of this novel is by no means a matter of accident; it should be mainly ascribed to the maturity of the author’s writing skills. In this novel, the author’s techniques can be embodied in four aspects: the design of distinctive characters, the arrangement of plot, the different approaches to achieving humor and the adoption of the first-person point of view.

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