浅析《被解救的姜戈》中的个人英雄主义_英语论文

An Analysis of the Individual Heroism in Django Unchained

摘要

电影《被解救的姜戈》是由美国著名导演昆汀·塔伦蒂诺执导的一部电影。电影是一部充满暴力美学色彩的西部片。电影主要讲述了一个黑人奴隶被一位白人医生解救并在他的帮助下成功解救出妻子的故事。影片结合美国内战前夕特定的历史背景，对美国的种族歧视和黑人奴隶制度给予了彻底的批判。本文选取影片中的三个主要人物，姜戈，舒尔茨和卡尔文，通过分析这三个人物探究三种不同的个人英雄主义类型，并总结出它的发展及所产生的的影响。 

关键词  《被解救的姜戈》  个人英雄主义   不同类型  影响

Abstract

The film Django Unchained is directed by Quentin Tarantino, a famous American director. It is a western film filled with violence aesthetics. It tells a story that a black slave is rescued by a doctor, a white man, and then successfully saves his wife with the help of the doctor. With the background of the specific history before the Civil War, the film gives a thorough critique to American racial discrimination and slavery. This thesis intends to discuss three different types of individual heroism by analyzing three main characters, Django, Schultz and Calvin, and concludes the development and influence of individual heroism.

Keywords   Django Unchained  individual heroism   different types  influence

Contents

1  Introduction 1

2  Literature review 2

3  Three types of heroism in Django Unchained 3 

3.1  Django: the orthodox hero 4

3.2  Schultz: the tragic hero 6

3.3 Calvin: the negative "hero" 7

4  Development and impact of individual heroism 8

Conclusion 11

Acknowledgments 12

References 13