Acknowledgments My writing of this thesis has smoothly come to an end, and I hereby would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the following people for their selfless dedication and contribution to my thesis. 36731
My profound gratitude first goes to Associate Prof. , my supervisor, for her constant guidance and encouragement in the process of my writing. She offered me considerable and constructive advice, practical and profound suggestions on the completion of my paper. Just under her careful and patient guidance, I come to get a clear idea of the paper and fully frame it out. Without her support and help, the completion of the present thesis is impossible.
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the teachers who have ever taught me throughout my college years, especially Chen Qinghua, my British and American Literature course teacher. His profound knowledge of western cultures led me into the world of culture, and also inspired me to make efforts in English learning. I am also very grateful to all other teachers of the School of Foreign Languages who gave me direct or indirect help during my study in the college.
I am also grateful to my classmates and roommatesfor their encouragement, support, comments and wise advice.
Last,I wish to devote this paper to my parents for their everlasting dedication that they have shown since I was just a little child.
Abstract
The popularity of the Harry Potter series has translated into substantial financial success for J. K. Rowling, her publishers, and other Harry Potter related license holders. This success has made J. K. Rowling the first and thus far only billionaire author. More than 400 million copies of the books have been sold worldwide and have also given rise to the popular film adaptations produced by Warner Bros., all of which have been highly successful in their own right.
Following the huge success of Harry Potter series, more and more people begin to study them and the children’s literature. Scholars of various countries analyze Harry Potter series through different angles and characters image building is one of the most popular topics.
The paper falls into five parts. The first part serves as an introduction. The second part aims at analyzing the relevant findings about Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The third part analyses the image of the main characters. The fourth part aims at analyzing the interpretation of the character building from the mythologies. The fifth part functions as a conclusion.
Key Words: characterization, characters, culture, religion
摘要《哈利•波特》系列的流行让罗琳及她的出版商,和其他相关许可证持有人的成功转化为实质性的经济成功。这一成功让罗琳成为第一个,也是迄今为止唯一的亿万富翁的作者。全球销量超过4亿本，由于小说的大流行,吸引了影视公司将其改编成电影，更是小说取得巨大成功的标志。
随着哈利波特取得的巨大成功，越来越多的人开始研究哈利波特和儿童文学。不同国家的学者从不同的角度分析哈里波特系列。其中人物形象的塑造一直是研究的热点。
本篇论文共分为五部分。第一部分是介绍。第二部分阐述了对《哈利波特与魔法石》的相关研究成果。第三部分主要分析《哈利波特与魔法石》中的主要人物形象。第四部分析人物形象的塑造手法。第五部分是结尾。
毕业论文关键词：人物形象塑造，人物，文化，宗教
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements….i
Abstract…ii
摘要….iii
1 Introduction 1
2 The Relevant Findings about Harry and the Philosopher’s Stone 3
2.1 The Overview of Characters in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 3
2.2 Some Findings about the Illusions in the Novel 5
3 The Analysis of the Image of the Main Characters 6 哈利波特与魔法石中的人物塑造手法:http://www.751com.cn/yingyu/lunwen_35295.html