A Study on Translation of Character Dialogue under the Guidance of Skopos Theory: A Case Study of So Much Water So Close to Home

Character dialogue is an important component of a novel, which can directly display the character's personality traits, psychological and emotional states, allowing readers to understand the plot of the novel and obtain clues to the development of the story.This article analyzes the translation of character dialogues in Raymond Carver's novel "So Much Water So Close to Home" from the perspective of translation skopos theory, in order to explore the guiding role of translation skopos theory in the translation of novel dialogues.