T H E C O M P A R A T IVE S T U D Y O F T H E MAIN C H A R A C T E R S’ CHAR A C T E R S AND SE T T ING S IN A L E X F L INN ’ S B E A ST L Y A N D R O B IN MCKI N L E Y ’ S B E A U T Y

Abstract

This thesis c om pa r e s tw o nove ls whic h ha ve

the

sim il a r idea

o f Be aut y

and

T he

Be ast

stor y . Th e r e

a r e

Be astl y

a nd B e auty .

Th e

two nov e ls a r e

w ritten in moder n e ra . B e astl y

is wr it ten b y

Al e x

F li nn in 2007. I t ha s be e n c hosen

a

lot

of

a wa rd

a nd

a dopted in a

movi e

in

2 010. Be auty

is wr it ten b y

R obin M c kinl e y

in 19 78 a nd a lso g ot an a wa rd. The w riter

c ompar e s bot h nove ls t hr oug h the intrinsi c e l e men ts.

The re

a r e

some int e re sti ng

pr oblems to discus s. The

fir st is

finding

the sim il a rities a nd the diff e re nc e s o f the main c ha ra c ter s’ c h a ra c ter s

a nd the

se c ond is

finding the sim il a rities a nd the dif fe r e nc e s o f the

se tt ing s with in

the two nove ls.

S ince

the main c ha ra c t e rs’

c ha ra c ter s a nd se tt i ng s a r e

the subj e c ts of

the

a na l y sis , thi s thesis uses struc tura l a pproa c h to e xplore

bot h e leme nts of

nove l.

This

thesis uses inductive method, thi s mea n the wr it e r

star ts fr om the spec ifi c

c a se s to the g e n e ra l i de a .

The

re sult

of

thi s a na l y s is shows that the two no ve ls ha ve

some sim il a rities

a nd diff e re n c e s in thei r main c ha r a c te rs’

c ha r a c t e rs a nd

se tt ing s ,

but e a c h nove l ha s diff e re nt w a y to m a ke th e nove l i nter e sti n g .