'They Called me Matilda, and I Came to be Known as Matilda '. A study of the Concept of Identity in Lloyd Jones' Mr. Pip and Andrew Adamson's Film Adaptation

摘要

This paper discusses the role that Great Expectations and its main character Pip play in shaping Matilda's and Mr. Watts' identities. Taking Matilda as the representation of the Melanesian culture and Mr. Watts and Great Expectations of the Western's, the postcolonial discourse is set. Firstly, this paper aims to demonstrate that Matilda and Mr. Watts cross-cultural relations have an effect on both characters' identities which become hybridized. Secondly, through a deep analysis of Jones' novel and Adamson's movie adaptation, this TFG is a means to demonstrate that Adamson's adaptation keeps the essence of the book and even contributes to a better understanding of the concept of identity.