英语专业毕业论文汤姆叔叔的小屋的宗教意义.doc

编号 本科生毕业设计（论文） 题目：Religious Consciousness of Uncle Tom’s Cabin 外国语 学院 英语(师范) 专业 学 号 学生姓名 指导教师 二〇〇九年六月 摘 要 《汤姆叔叔的小屋》是斯托夫人最为重要的作品。在推动奴隶制瓦解上，这本小说有不可磨灭的贡献，甚至可以说它改变了美国历史的进程。长期以来，人们多是研究该小说的废奴意义。一名作家的作品，必定与他的个人经历与生活的时代紧密相联。处在十九世纪矛盾重重的美国社会，身为虔诚基督徒的斯托夫人通过该小说想表达的不仅仅是奴隶制的罪恶。本文关注该小说浓厚的宗教意识，运用文学批评家诺思洛普 弗莱的原型批评理论，从圣经原型的角度出发, 试图分析《汤姆叔叔的小屋》中的各类人物形象，比如汤姆叔叔、小伊娃等。通过对这些人物的经历与性格的分析，本文也将探讨作者试图表达的对当时美国社会的反思，及对利用宗教维护奴隶制度的批判。 关键词：宗教意识；基督教；原形；人物 ABSTRACT Uncle Tom’s Cabin is the most important one of Mrs. Stowe’s works. To the collapse of American slavery, this novel made great contribution. Some people even think it changed the process of American history. For a long time, people have done myriad research on the significance of its anti-slavery function. The works of a certain writer are related to the society he lives in and his own background. Social conflicts and her Christian identity urged what Mrs. Stowe want to say with the novel are not only condemning slavery. Behind the obvious themes, she also paid attention to American society and religion. This thesis focuses on the obvious religious consciousness of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. With the application of the renowned Canadian literary critic Northrop Frye’s theory of archetype, this thesis attempts to analyze various characters, like Tom, little Eva, in terms of Biblical archetype. Further more, this thesis will discuss Mrs. Stowe’s reconsideration of American society and her criticism on the southern church. Keywords: religious consciousness; Christianity; archetype; character Contents Chapter1 Introduction 1 1.1 Mrs. Stowe’s Life and Her Major Works 1 1.2 The Background of Uncle Tom’s Cabin 2 1.3 A Brief Introduction to the Novel 2 1.4 Literature Review 3 Chapter2 The theOretical Perspective -Northrop Frye’s Theory of Archetype 5 Chapter3 Characters in the Novel 7 3.1 Uncle Tom—a True Black Christian, Jesus Christ with Black Skin 7 3.2 Evangel