摘 要

英国当代著名作家克莱儿·麦克福尔凭借《摆渡人》一举斩获多项文学大奖。小说讲述了主人公迪伦在“死亡”后进入荒原，与她的灵魂摆渡人崔斯坦相爱，最后一起重返人世的成长历程。小说中所塑造的人物、意象、故事情节等，无一不散发着爱的光芒，体现着作者对人性与真情的追求。迪伦在被摆渡中学会成长，崔斯坦从摆渡他人中得到救赎。

本论文旨在从成长小说的角度剖析克莱儿·麦克福尔的小说《摆渡人》中女主人公迪伦在人生三个不同阶段的成长经历，深入探讨了女主人公迪伦在面对现实生活中的窘境、穿越荒原的困境和重返荒原过程的险境中所实现的成长以及自我救赎与对他人的救赎。通过对这些方面的分析，本论文让读者进一步了解《摆渡人》这部作品并指出作者对生、死、爱情这些主题的思考以及对现代人类精神世界的关注，从而进一步理解小说的主题。

关键词：《摆渡人》；成长小说；迪伦的成长；救赎

Contents

1. Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

2. Demonstration --------------------------------------------------------------------------------3

2.1 Dylan’s predicaments in the real world --------------------------------------------------4

2.1.1 The absence of parental love at home--------------------------------------------------4

2.1.2 The absence of peers’ and teachers’ love at school ----------------------------------5

2.1.3 The absence of bosom friend Katie’s company --------------------------------------6

2.2 Dylan’s experiences in the wasteland-----------------------------------------------------6

2.2.1 Dylan’s unexpected journey of her initiation------------------------------------------7

2.2.2 The ferryman Tristan as an initiation guide--------------------------------------------8

2.2.3 The ferryman Tristan as an initiation companion -----------------------------------9

2.3 Dylan’s epiphany and maturity when returning to the wasteland -------------------10

2.3.1 Dylan’s enlightenment about life and death -----------------------------------------11

2.3.2 Dylan’s self-salvation ------------------------------------------------------------------12

2.3.3 Dylan’s redemption of the ferryman Tristan ----------------------------------------13

3. Conclusion -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14

Works Cited-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16

Bibliography ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

On Dylan’s Growth in Ferryman

1. Introduction

Claire McFall (1983-- ) is a famous contemporary English writer. Her works are usually about exploring human nature and thinking about life. Claire is enthusiastic about students and has been thinking about how to educate them about human nature. In January 2017, Sohu Culture made an exclusive interview with McFall to let the readers get a further understanding of the novel Ferryman. McFall said that Ferryman was mainly a novel about the life in Scotland. The audience of the interview is mainly teenagers, but this book is popular with readers of nearly all ages in China, which is beyond her expectation. So she thinks that the focus of readers around the world has converged. People pay more attention to human nature, and the distinction between social groups or personalities has weakened.

Ferryman is one of McFall’s famous works. As soon as the book was published in Britain in 2013, it unexpectedly became a best-seller and entered the selection of many important literary awards in Britain. The novel has been shortlisted for the Grampian Children’s Book Awards, the Branford Boase Award and the UKLA (UK Literary Association) Book Awards, as well as been nominated for the Carnegie Medal. It won the 2013 Scottish Children’s Book Award ---- an award that is largely decided by readers’ votes. The unexpected success has made Ferryman highly recommended by the mainstream media in the United States and Britain, creating a huge reading effect. Templar, the publisher, has also sold copyrights in 33 countries in more than a year since its publication. In China, Ferryman was translated into Chinese by Fu Qiang in 2015, and it was loved by Chinese readers.