Abstract：The Romance of Western Chamber, the widely known great work was created in the Yuan dynasty, celebrating the marriage on the basis of true love and denying the traditional marriage by alliance’s way in feudal society. It is an imperishable work which unprecedentedly raises a clear view that “All shall be well, and Jack shall have Jill”. And this certainly became the subject of whole work which was against the feudal ethics and marriage system strikingly at that time. Another great work is the American film Titanic which won 11 Oscars awards. The film combines the unforeseen shipwreck with a touching love story. In 1997, this famous film caused a global sensation. Some plots of Titanic have been collected into the Chinese teaching material of middle school, and some relative stage photos from the film have been also appended into the textbooks. The thesis focuses on these two great works by comparing their narrative content which is composed of affairs, plots, characters and scenes. By analyzing and then making a intensive study of the two works, we come to understand their differences and similarities. Finally, some experiences drawn from the two works are bought out for our thinking over the importance of good construction for narrative content.
Key words: The Romance of Western Chamber; Titanic; narrative content; plots; characters; scenes; comparison
中文摘要：家喻户晓的元代文学大作《西厢记》，歌颂了以爱情为基础的结合，否定了封建社会传统的联姻方式。它提出了具有更鲜明的反对封建礼教和封建婚姻制度的主题。“愿普天下有情的都成了眷属”的主张，流传至今，是一部不朽之作。荣获奥斯卡11项大奖的好莱坞大片《泰坦尼克号》以海难和爱情的结合，当时轰动了全球。据报道，中国内地最近将好莱坞电影《铁达尼号》内容编入初中语文教材，课本上还有相关的电影剧照图片。本文通过对《西厢记》和《泰坦尼克号》两者叙事内容的比较，从事件，情节，人物以及场景各个方面进行分析比较，揭示了两者在叙事内容上的异同之处，深入剖析这两部大作的内容，引申出不落俗套的叙事内容结构在整部作品中的重要作用以及给我们带来的经验。
关键词： 叙事内容； 情节； 人物； 场景； 对比
