正义与邪恶：从纳尼亚传奇到哈利波特—西方魔幻小说主题研究Justice and Evil: from Chronicles of Narnia to Harry Potter- A Thematic Study on Western Fantasy Novels开题报告

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1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述）

fantasy is literary genre containing supernatural elements, and appeals readers by unfolding plots step by step. with the development of fantasy literature, a term “the secondary world” appeared to describe the imaginary world the author creates where impossible things happen through magic or supernatural power reasonably.

it’s hard for some scholars to classify fantasy literature and children literature because some representative works, for example, harry potter series , are so popular and easy for children readers to read. actually there is no exact line between these two genres so that fantasies are regarded as too simple for adults, not only in words but also in theme. there is a misunderstanding. first, not all stories describing a world where exists magic power shall be fantasy. the short-length story with flat characters and predictable plots, exactly, is more common to be called “fairy tale”. it is mostly simple in theme and word so that easy for children’s entertainment, for example, snow white. second, not all the fantasies are written only for children. though some of them are simple, they are full of round characters and multiple themes, which unfold plots systematically and unpredictably. and they are longer. this kind of fantasy occupies a large part of fantasy literature in quantity and popularity. therefore, it’s no worry about adults having no proper fantasy for reading.

instead, a key to a larger treasure house of fantasy is at adults’ hands. taking the chronicles of narnia series as an example, the use of religious symbols, the historical profundity, images of the prototype are worthy for elder readers to study. we adults can read fantasy to discuss more deep implications. besides moralizing and entertainment, what can readers dig out? whether it be realistic literature, romance or fantasy, different means of expression are showed, but core of these literature is the same. fantasy is an epitome of real life and a reflect of human spirits under the cover of magical and imaginary world.

2. 研究的基本内容与方案

The paper takes the theme of Justice and Evil between The Chronicles of Narnia series and Harry Potter series as the study subject. First, the paper will make a introduction of fantasy, pointing out the resent situation ofadults’ misunderstanding to fantasy. Second, the paper will probe into these two series’ themes respectively by analyzing the creation background, content, form and etc. Third, the paper would conclude their main their differences and similarities in the theme of Justice and Evil. The goal of exploring this theme is to help adults build more interests in fantasy, have a better understanding of fantasy and appreciate its profound cultural value and deep reflection on life.

In order to achieve accuracy, the method of literature research, comparison, literature analysis will be used in this paper.

3. 研究计划与安排

before 1st january : settlement of the title

before 1st march: submission of the outline

before 15th april : submission of the first draft

4. 参考文献（12篇以上）

[1] lewis, c. s. the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe [m]. great britain: geoffrey bles, 1950.

[2] lewis, c. s. prince caspian: the return to narnia[m]. great britain: geoffrey bles, 1951.

[3] rowling, j. k. harry potter and the deathly hallows[m]. london: bloomsbury publishing, 2007.