Abstract: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a masterpiece written by Mark Twain, a great American realistic writer in the nineteenth century. With the antihero image of the protagonist Huckleberry, the novel has been read by generations of people with undiminished affection since its publication. Providing the antihero with its ever-lasting charm, the novel is commonly called “the Great American Novel.” This paper aims to analyze the antihero image of Huckleberry. The analysis centers on not only its manifestations-Huckleberry’s rebellion against the traditional cultural etiquette, his ambivalence, his longing for freedom, and his lack of ambition and actions-and its causes-the social and the protagonist’s family environment-but also the stylistic features of the novel, namely the first person narration, the protagonist’s colloquial language, and the description of natural scenery. It is hoped that this paper will be of great value for students and help them to better understand and appreciate the novel and similar literature works.
Key Words: Huckleberry; antihero; rebellious; freedom
摘 要：《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》是十九世纪美国伟大的批判现实主义作家马克•吐温的不朽之作。它被公认为“一部伟大的美国小说”,在美国文学史上有着永久的艺术魅力。这部小说自出版以来备受瞩目，经过百年的沉淀，至今仍被世人爱不释手，英语论文，这在于小说中主人公哈克鲜明的反英雄形象。本文旨在略论小说主人公哈克的反英雄形象，揭示了哈克反叛文化礼仪、心理上左右矛盾、追求自由、缺乏雄心抱负、缺乏实际行动的反英雄形象特点，略论了其反英雄形象的成因——社会、家庭作用，阐述了马克吐温表现哈克反英雄形象的措施，包括采用第一人称叙述、使用口语化的语言、自然风景描写，英语论文题目，对提高该小说及类似著作的赏析能力具有一定的参考价值。
关键词：哈克；反英雄；叛逆；自由
As we all know, Mark Twain is a great American realistic writer in the nineteenth century. He is most noted for his novel the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Published in 1884, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has a prominent position in American literature and is commonly named among the Great American Novels with lots of readers from generations to generations. In 1934, Ernest Hemingway famously declared, “all modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. It’s the best book we’ve had. All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.” (Lombardi, 2017) |
