汤姆索亚的性格分析英语专业学士学位论文.docx

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汤姆索亚的性格分析英语专业学士学位论文

本科生毕业论文设计

题目：

汤姆索亚的人物性格分析

作者姓名：

洛可可

指导教师：

苏文妙

所在学院：

外国语学院

专业（系）：

英语教育

班级（届）：

2013届

完成日期2013年5月6日

AnAnalysisontheCharacterofTomSawyer

BY

YuHaixia

SuWenmiao,Tutor

AThesisSubmittedtoDepartmentofEnglish

LanguageandLiteratureinPartial

Fulfillmentofthe

RequirementsfortheDegreeofB.A.inEnglish

AtHebeiNormalUniversity

May6th,2013

Abstract

AsoneofMarkTwain’srepresentativeworks,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer isan1876 novel aboutayoungboy,TomSawyer,growingupalongthe MississippiRiver.Sincethebookwaspublished,itisgreatlyreviewedbythousandsofAmericans,bothchildrenandgrown-ups,asthisnovelisnotsolelyadescriptionofchildren,butalsoasymboloftheauthor’sironicattitudetothehypocriticaloftheadultworld.Undoubtedly,Tomisaclever,playful,andadventurouschild.Hedarestofightwiththesocialrules,theadult’sauthorityandhypocrisy.Heneverstopsmakingeffortstogetfreeandliveinhisownway.ThereasonwhypeopleworshipTomSawyerfromgenerationtogenerationisthatpeople’sdreamforfreedomandgoodnessneverdieeasily.Hischaracterhasauniquecharm.Butbasedonpreciousresearch,thispaperprobesintotheanalysisofTomSawyer’scharacterinthreeaspects,namely,innocenceandromance,witandleadership,rebellionandheroism,allofwhichshapesTomSawyer’suniquecharm.

Keywords:

child;character;analysis;charm

摘要

作为马克吐温的代表作品之一，汤姆索亚历险记是一部关于一个生长在密西西比河畔的小男孩，汤姆索亚的小说。

这部作品一问世，就受到成千上万美国读者的关注，不光孩子们喜欢，成年人也不例外。

因为这不仅仅是一部儿童读本，更是作者从一个孩子的角度，对虚伪的大人世界的讽刺。

无疑，汤姆是一个聪明淘气敢于冒险的孩子。

他敢于和现有的社会规则，大人世界的权威和伪善作斗争。

他从来没有停止过对自由的追求的努力。

之所以汤姆索亚受到许多人的佩服在于人们对于自由和善良的渴望没有消失。

他的性格有着独特的魅力。

基于之前学者的研究，本文从性格方面着手，分三个章节来分析出汤姆·索亚的性格，分别是天真浪漫、聪明机智、叛逆勇敢，这三方面的性格特点使得汤姆·索亚极具个人魅力。

关键词：

儿童性格分析魅力

TableofContents

Introduction...........................................................................................................1

Chapter1TomSawyer’sInnocenceandRomance.............................................5

A.TomSawyer’sInnocence............................................................................5

B.TomSawyer’sRomance............................................................................8

Chapter2TomSawyer’sWitandLeadership...................................................10

A.TomSawyer’sWit......................................................................................10

B.TomSawyer’sLeadership.........................................................................12

Chapter3TomSawyer’sRebellionandHeroism............................................14

A.TomSawyer’sRebellion............................................................................14

B.TomSawyer’sHeroism.............................................................................17

Conclusion.............................................................................................................19

Notes......................................................................................................................21

Bibliography........................................................................................................22

Introduction

SamuelLanghorneClemens（November30,1835–April21,1910）,wellknownbyhispennameMarkTwain,wasanAmericanauthor,humoristandoutstandingrepresentativeofrealism.

TheAdventuresofTomSawyerwasfinishedin1876whentheUnitedStatesendedtheCivilWar.Thenationhadthousandsofthingstodotorebuildtheircountry;peoplewereinspiredtotrytheirbesttocreateanewcountry.Atthesametime,PresidentLincolnissuedEmancipationProclamationin1863.EmancipationProclamationmadetheNegroslavesfreefromtheoppressionofCapitalists.Thetraditionaleconomicmodelwascorrupting,anddoomedtobereplacedbyCapitalismcomingfromtheNorth.Peopleinthiscountryalllivedwithnewhopes.

TomSawyer,anaughtyandbraveboy,soonbecomeoneofthewell-knowncharactersthroughAmericanliteraryhistory.Inwritingaboutchildhoodexperiences,MarkTwainshowsthetrustworthinessoftheheartasseeninchildren,thepleasureofruralAmericanasseenthroughchildren’seyes,themoraldeclinethatcouldaccompanygrowingupandthesenseoflosswhenchildhoodisgone.IfMarkTwaindoesnotcriticizethesocialdirectlyasatheorist,thefactmoreeffectiveinthatheshowsagenuinehatredforsocialmaturation,society’shypocrisy,authority,andilliberalityinthebigsocietybackgroundthroughhisskilleduseofhumor.Heisrelentlesswithhishumorinexposingtheimportanceofreligiousteachinginthefaceoftemptationandtheiniquityofslavery.Insum,MarkTwain’sassaultofthehypocrisyintheadultworldshowsthathealwayskeepschildren’sInnocenceandgoodnessinhisheart.

However,MarkTwainisnotagoodromanticistbecauseheknowsthatchild-likeinnocenceandgoodnessisnotexistsintherealworld.TheinnocentcharacterbuiltbyMarkTwainalwaysaimstoironythehypocrisyintheadultworld.Asanironist,MarkTwainallowsustoseetheadultthroughtheeyesofachild,andtoseethechildthroughtheadult’sperspective.Hisgreatestgiftisthereforehismultidimensionalunderstandingofinnocence.ThisunderstandingofinnocenceinMarkTwainhasbeendeeplyextendedtoAmericansencounteringEurope.Inmuchencounters,theironyof“innocence”mocksboththeAmericannaivetyandtheEuropeanpretentiousness.AmericaandEuropetakeonthesameironicdynamismsthatinvolveachildandanadult.

Sofar,therehavebeenmanywritersorliteraryloversstudiedMarkTwain'sTheadventuresofTomSawyer.Eitherwriters,literaryenthusiasts,ortheordinaryreaders,areimpressedbyTom.OnTom'spersonalityeveryonehasdifferentinterpretationandanalysis.Nomatterwhatkindofinterpretationandanalysis,undoubtedly,Tomisaclever,playful,adventurouschild.TheadventuresofTomSawyerissowelcome,becauseTom'scharacterhasauniquecharm.LiuXiaodansaidthatTomisfulloffantasyandadventure,notwillingtoenduretheindividuality,boringlife,hopetodoaheroiccareer,givereadersadeepimpression.Heovercomesfeartosavetheinnocentpeople.Therefore,hebecamealittleheroinpeople’heart.Tomisacollectionofmultipleroles.Heepitomizedthewisdom,strategy,justice,courageandleadership.ThestoryofTom,foldAuthorMarkTwinfromchildhoodpersonality--rebellious,lively,active,machineSpirit.Thisisnotjustadescriptionofachild,thechildcanseetheagencyWilldefects--backwardineducationsystem,educationmethodtotheextremeandpedantic,onthechildrencausedharmtothesoul.ButTom'smove,itreflectsthesocialBackground,withanewgenerationoforthemanwithanewideatothesocialsystemchallengesthepositivesignificance,itmakesthesocietyfullofhope.WangDishengsaidthatHeisnotagoodchildinadults'heart.Heknowswhattherealgoodchildrenlike,andhatetherealgoodchildren.Inthenovel,hemadealotofmistakesthosegoodchildrenarenotwillingtomake.Hestole,lie,truancyandevenfight.Allbehaviorshowsthatheisabadboyinadults’heart.Butreaderslikehimverymuch.Tomplayedabadboy,butheisnotreallyabadboy.Afterhewentmissing,hisauntwhoisusuallyverystrictwithhimsaidheisnotreallybad,hejustwastoonaughty.Heisonlyachild,hewasnottoblame.Indeed,hedidnotdorealbadthings,hisbehaviorwascompletelynormal.Healsodidsomegood,andbecameaheroinpeople’heart.WuJuansaidthatunderthepenofMarkTwin,TomSoyaissolivelyandlovely.HeisnotonlyinthemindsofthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,andacrosstheborder,acrosstheocean,astheworld’schildren'spartner,theworld'speople’sloveson.AlmosteveryonecanfindthesamewithyourdreampicturefromTom'sstory.TomSoyaisnotonlyamultifacetedcharacter,butalsoafairyinpeople’sdreamofchildhood.TomisoneofAmericanliteraturehistorythemostmischievouschildimage.Heisinnocentandlively,cleverandsensible,mischievous,andfulloffantasy.Hestole,lie,truancyandevenfight.AuntPollysaidIhaveneverseenmorenaughtychildrenthanhim.AfterTheadventuresofTomSawyerpublished,Tomwasknownasoneofthemostfamousurchinimageintheliteraturehistory.LuHuipingsaidthatTomSoyaisaveryattractiveyoungboy,notsimplyasagoodboyorabadboy.Hewas"goodandevil"image.Heisnaughty,butalsohasdevelopedintonormaladults’heart.NoteveryonewilllikeTomsonaughty,butreadthebook,everyonehopesthatheisTomsawyer.Thisisthenatureofhumanbeings:

desireromance,adventureandfreedomlife.Forpracticalreasons,peoplehidetheirnature.Whenreadingthenovel,humannatureisrecovered.So,Tomhascaughttheworld'ssympathy.Tomlongedforfreedom,hisdesireforhopingtoclimbthefenceisverylovely,infact,thefenceitselfrepresentstheshackles,thefettersofhisspiritualshackles.EvenifTomdidnotwanttogoout,butwhenhesawthefence,hehadtheideatooverit.Everyonelongsforfreedom,Tom'sdesireforlibertyreflectsthehumaninstinct.ShiLanhuasaidthatHeisanordinaryboy,haveauniquepersonality.Tom'sfirstexperienceistofightwithhisauntbattleofwits,healwaysmademistakestoletauntpolyangry.Eventhoughhealwaysmakestroubles,fortunately,healwayscanescapepunishment.Thisbehavioralsoshowshismature.Tomisaromanticperson,atthesametimeisalsoathoughtfulyoungman.Inordernottoletthegirlbepunished,Heiswillingtoreplaceher.HiscareofBeckyalsoprovedthispoint.Ingeneral,Tomisnotabadchild,instead,hebecameahero