自己的英雄-《哈克贝利费恩历险记》中吉姆的形象分析_英语论文

A Hero of Himself: An Analysis of the Image of Jim in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

摘要

马克·吐温是伟大的幽默小说家，是真正的美国文学之父。其著作《哈克贝利费恩历险记》出版以来深受学术界及广大读者们的喜爱，该著作的各个方面自问世以来也备受关注。人们剖析了其中的主题思想、象征意义、情节、语言、以及角色等，然而大多数分析皆是从其主角-哈克的角度切入。本文试图从关于种族这一话题展开，通过分析吉姆在逃往自由州过程中奴性与反叛性共存的这一人物形象，从而反思当下社会对我们对有色人种的正确态度。

关键词：吉姆； 奴性； 反抗； 自由； 种族歧视

Abstract 

Mark Twain is a great humorist, the true father of American national literature. Since his masterpiece Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published, it has gotten unanimously attraction from scholars to readers, as well as the views on every possible aspect of this work; they have pondered the overall theme, the symbolism, the plots, the language, and individual characters. And most of those are on the view of the main character—the boy Huck. Different from the traditional view, this paper will provide an understanding based on a racial topic by illustrating Jim’s image from his servility to revolt, which will attempt to enrich the social significance of the right attitude towards the colored from Jim’s different personalities cultivated by the surroundings.

Keywords：Jim； servility； revolt； freedom； racism

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Research Background 1

1.2 Research Situation 3

2. Jim's Servility 6

2.1 Jim's Loyalty and Submission 6

2.1.1 Miss Watson's Jim 6

2.1.2 Jim in the Schemes 7

2.2 The Faintness of Desire for Freedom 8

2.2.1 Jim's Desire for Fortune and Status 8

2.2.2 Jim's Vanity 9

3. Jim's Revolt 10

3.1 The Extraordinary Runaway Slave 10

3.1.1 Jim's Prudence and Philosophy 10

3.1.2 Jim's Humanity 11

3.2 The Visions of Freedom 13

3.2.1 The Tiny Utopia on the Raft 13

3.2.2 The Climax of Jim's Revolt 14

4. A Hero of Himself 15

4.1 The Internal Causes 15

4.1.1 Jim's Ignorance 15

4.1.2 Jim's Pessimism 16

4.2 The External Causes 17

4.2.1 America's Slavery System 17

4.2.2 America's Capitalism 17

5. Conclusion 18

References 19