汤姆索亚的性格分析英语专业毕业论文Word格式文档下载.docx

1、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An Analysis on the Character of Tom SawyerBYYu HaixiaSu Wenmiao, TutorA Thesis Submitted to Department of EnglishLanguage and Literature in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of B.A. in EnglishAt HebeiNormalUniversityMay 6th,

2、 2013AbstractAs one of Mark Twains representative works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyeris an 1876novelabout a young boy, Tom Sawyer, growing up along theMississippi River. Since the book was published, it is greatly reviewed by thousands of Americans, both children and grown-ups, as this novel is not

3、solely a description of children, but also a symbol of the authors ironic attitude to the hypocritical of the adult world.Undoubtedly, Tom is a clever, playful, and adventurous child.He dares to fight with the social rules, the adults authorityand hypocrisy. He never stops making efforts to get free

4、 and live in his own way. The reason why people worship Tom Sawyer from generation to generation is that peoples dream for freedom and goodness never die easily. His character has a unique charm.But based on precious research ,this paper probes into the analysis of Tom Sawyers character in three asp

5、ects, namely, innocence and romance, wit and leadership, rebellion and heroism, all of which shapes Tom Sawyers unique charm.Key words: 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

6、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Table of ContentsIntroduction.1Chapter1Tom Sawyers Innocence and Romance.5A. Tom Sawyers Innocence.

7、5B.Tom Sawyers Romance.8Chapter 2 Tom Sawyers Wit and Leadership.10A. Tom Sawyers Wit.10B.Tom Sawyers Leadership.12Chapter 3 Tom Sawyers Rebellion and Heroism. 14A. Tom Sawyers Rebellion.14B.Tom Sawyers Heroism.17Conclusion.19Notes.21Bibliography .22IntroductionSamuel Langhorne Clemens （November 30,

8、 1835 April 21, 1910）, well known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author, humoristand outstanding representative of realism. The Adventures of Tom Sawyerwas finished in 1876 when the United States ended the Civil War. The nation had thousands of things to do to rebuild their country; peo

9、ple were inspired to try their best to create a new country.At the same time, President Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Emancipation Proclamation made the Negro slaves free from the oppression of Capitalists. The traditional economic model was corrupting, and doomed to be replaced

10、by Capitalism coming from the North. People in this country all lived with new hopes.Tom Sawyer, a naughty and brave boy, soon become one of the well-known characters through American literary history. In writing about childhood experiences, Mark Twain shows the trustworthiness of the heart as seen

11、in children, the pleasure of rural American as seen through childrens eyes, the moral decline that could accompany growing up and the sense of loss when childhood is gone. If Mark Twain does not criticize the social directly as a theorist, the fact more effective in that he shows a genuine hatred fo

12、r social maturation, societys hypocrisy, authority, and illiberality in the big society background through his skilled use of humor. He is relentless with his humor in exposing the importance of religious teaching in the face of temptation and the iniquity of slavery. In sum, Mark Twains assault of

13、the hypocrisy in the adult world shows that he always keepschildrensInnocence and goodnessin his heart. However, Mark Twain is not a good romanticist because he knows that child-like innocence and goodness is not existsin the realworld. The innocent character built by Mark Twain always aims toirony

14、the hypocrisy in the adult world. As an ironist, Mark Twain allows us to see the adult through the eyes of a child, and to see the child through the adults perspective. His greatest gift is therefore his multidimensional understandingof innocence. This understanding of innocence in Mark Twain has be

15、en deeply extended to Americans encountering Europe. In much encounters, the irony of “innocence” mocks both the American naivety and the European pretentiousness. America and Europe take on the same ironic dynamisms that involve a child and an adult.So far, there have been many writers or literary

16、lovers studiedMark TwainsThe adventures of Tom Sawyer. Either writers, literary enthusiasts, or the ordinary readers, are impressed by Tom. On Toms personality everyone has different interpretation and analysis. No matter what kind of interpretation and analysis, undoubtedly, Tom is a clever, playfu

17、l, adventurous child. The adventures of Tom Sawyer is so welcome, because Toms character has a unique charm. Liu Xiaodan said that Tom is full of fantasy and adventure, not willing to endure the individuality, boring life,hope to do a heroic career, give readers a deep impression. He overcomes fear

18、to save the innocent people. Therefore, he became a little hero in people heart. Tom is a collection of multiple roles. He epitomized the wisdom, strategy, justice, courage and leadership. The story of Tom, foldAuthor Mark Twin from childhood personality - rebellious, lively, active, machineSpirit.

19、This is not just a description of a child, the child can see the agencyWill defects - backward in education system, education method to the extreme and pedantic, onthe children caused harm to the soul. But Toms move, it reflects the social Background, with a new generation of or the man with a new i

20、dea to the social system challengesthe positive significance, it makes the society full of hope. Wang Disheng said that He is not a good child in adults heart. He knows what the real good children like, and hatethe real good children. In the novel, he made a lot of mistakes those good children are n

21、otwilling to make. He stole, lie, truancy and even fight. All behavior shows that he is a bad boy in adults heart. But readers like him very much. Tom played a bad boy, but he is not really a bad boy. After he went missing, his aunt who isusuallyvery strict with him saidhe is not really bad, he just

22、 was too naughty.He is only a child, he was not to blame. Indeed, he did not do real bad things, his behavior was completely normal .He also did some good, and became a hero in people heart. Wu Juan said that under the pen of Mark Twin,Tom Soya is so lively and lovely. He is notonly in the minds of

23、the people of the United States, and across the border, across the ocean, as the worldschildrens partner, the worlds peoples love son. Almost everyone canfind the same with your dream picture from Toms story. Tom Soya is not only a multifaceted character, but also a fairy in peoples dream of childho

24、od. Tom is one of American literature history the most mischievous child image. He is innocent and lively, clever and sensible, mischievous, and full of fantasy. He stole, lie, truancy and even fight. Aunt Polly said I have never seen morenaughty children than him. After The adventures of Tom Sawyer

25、 published,Tom wasknown as one of the most famous urchin image in the literaturehistory. Lu Huiping said that Tom Soya is a very attractive young boy, not simply as a good boy or a bad boy. He was good and evil image. He is naughty, but also has developed into normal adults heart. Not everyone will

26、like Tom so naughty, but read the book, everyone hopes that he is Tom sawyer. This is the nature of human beings: desire romance, adventure and freedom life. For practical reasons, people hide their nature. When reading the novel, human nature is recovered. So, Tom has caught the worlds sympathy.Tom

27、 longed for freedom, his desire for hoping to climb the fence is very lovely, in fact, the fence itself represents the shackles, the fetters of his spiritual shackles. Even if Tom did not want to go out, but when he saw the fence, he had the idea to over it. Everyone longs for freedom,Toms desire fo

28、r liberty reflects the human instinct .Shi Lanhua said that He is an ordinary boy,have a unique personality. Toms first experience is to fight with his aunt battle of wits, he always made mistakes to let aunt poly angry. Even though he always makes troubles,fortunately, he always can escape punishme

29、nt. This behavior also shows his mature. Tom is a romantic person,at the same time is also a thoughtful young man. In order not to let the girl be punished, He is willing to replace her. His care ofBeckyalso proved this point. In general, Tom is not a bad child,instead, he became a hero in the hearts of the people. Hissmart, honestpassionate and have