A Study Of The Fantastic Trait Of "Tom’s Midnight Garden"

"Tom’s Midnight Garden" is a classic fantasy novel, is Philippa Pearce (1920-2006) of the second novel, first published in 1958.Philippa Pearce is a writer for the few, but she is the most important post-war British children’s literature representative. This is different from the previous works of fantasy fiction show a lot of unique ideas qualities: First, the aid in the form of fantasy to explore the "Time" brings specific experience. There is a full sense of profound and mysterious time; second, the author uses the fluent writing to explore the mysteries of the children’s heart.This paper analyzes the composition of "Tom’s Midnight Garden" fantastic time, space, character, plot and other props, fantasy elements and its implication, and on this basis to extract the writer to sing the praises of the growth and the theme of love, charm and functions of fantasy novels, trying to explore the ideal love of Philippa Pearce in the fiction of the place.This paper is divided into five parts. The first part is the introduction, mainly puts forward the research problem and the related concept definition, research situation analysis, research significance and the research method is introduced.The first chapter of the text:fantasy novel media:time. Focus on the "time" elements in the formation of an important role in the works of fantasy characters. The author through a fantasy element to express his understanding of the world. The first section discusses the works of two times the unity of opposites:dominant and recessive period of time, that Tom time and Hattie time. And time is a connecting link between the dream world and the real world. The second section discusses the manner and time of reconciliation, to show eternal irreversibility of time.The second chapter in the text discusses of other fantasy elements except time the formation and implication. The first section discusses the unreal space--midnight garden to be a human spirit; the two distinctive characteristics of the role of the second section of this text:Tom and Hattie; the third section discusses the important items in the text, the key to the door to open the fantasy-clock; the fourth section discusses the characteristics of plot structure of repetitive work, dreams of building conveys the author want to return to childhood in the fantasy of desire.The third chapter discusses the charm and function of fiction. Sublimation of the theme, the author’s writing intention and the text in the fantasy characteristics to the significance of the times, to reveal the love and dreams in the world. The first section:the construction of the supernatural world--the second world fantasy world, discusses the construction of the one-sided emphasis on the impact of realistic works; the second section:full of tension and suspense, discusses the two kinds of aesthetic effect to add colors to the fantasy novels; the third section:the game:highlight children’s free nature, aesthetic attention to the deepest human desire; the fourth section:the cultural function of fiction, metaphorical exploration of children’s mental world and the "Bible".Finally is the conclusion part, point out the full text primary intention. The main content of this summary, clarify the importance of children’s literature in the writing of fiction, and the innovation of Philippa Pearce fantasy by writing to her life at the time literature and contemporary literary world has reference significance.