1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述包含参考文献）

1. introduction

1.1 a brief introduction of rachel joyce and the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry

rachel joyce, as an experienced british writer and playwright, has written over twenty original afternoon plays for bbc radio 4, and has created major adaptations for the classic series and woman#8217;s hour, as well as a tv drama adaptation for bbc2. in 2007, she jointly won the tinniswood award for best radio play. joyce moved to writing after a twenty-year career in theatre and television, performing leading roles for the rsc, the royal national theatre, the royal court and cheek by jowl; and wining a time out best actress award and the sony silver. the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry is the debut novel by rachel joyce, published in 2012. it was a long-list finalist for the 2012 man booker prize. before publishing, its language copyright has been sold in over 20 foreign countries. and because of this book, rachel joyce was awarded the ”new writer of the year” award by the national book awards in december 2012. in spite of these, the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry was also the best-selling hardback book in the uk from a new novelist in 2012. joyce first wrote the story of harold fry in the form of a short radio play, which was broadcast on bbc radio 4, with anton rogers, anna massey and niamh cusack. she dedicated the play to her father, who was dying from cancer, and who did not live long enough to hear it. the play was later developed into a full-length novel.

2. 研究的基本内容、问题解决措施及方案

1. research topic

lacan#8217;s mirror stage theory is a widely-used technique in the literary creation, and the book of the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry has been studied from different perspectives, while the concept of the other is rarely employed in literary studies, let alone on this book. the thesis is aimed to analyze the influence of the other on harold fry in the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry from the these aspects: the effect of the others on harold fry#8217;s self-lost, the effect of the others of self-awaking and the effect of the others on self-pursuit. the research topics are as following:

1. how did harold lose himself when he was still young under the influence of social background and family environment?