An Analysis of the Character Tom in the Novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin 《汤姆叔叔的小屋》中汤姆的人物分析.doc

An Analysis of the Character Tom in the Novel Uncle Toms Cabin 毕业论文任务书专业 英语 班级 姓名 下发日期2009年12月19日题目 An Analysis of the Character Tom in the Novel Uncle Toms Cabin专题英美文学主要内容及要求汤姆叔叔是斯托夫人笔下颇具争议的人物形象，但其却为世界文坛，为努力解放运动做出了重大的贡献。本文通过大量实例分析，着重赞扬汤姆叔叔诚实忠心、虔诚博爱、敢于反抗的精神。通过分析、对比国际社会对汤姆叔叔的评价，得出结论：汤姆叔叔是人类精神上至高无上的楷模，其善良，忠诚，勇敢等美好品质值得后人学习。主要技术参数进度及完成日期2009年12月19日 下发毕业论文任务书2010年4月18日 交开题报告和论文提纲2010年5月9日 交论文初稿2010年5月30日 交论文二稿2010年6月13日 交论文定稿系主任签字日期教研室主任签字日期指导教师签字日期摘 要斯托夫人笔下的汤姆叔叔虽是奴隶制度下的一个牺牲品，但却是人类精神至高无上的楷模。他用基督教式的博爱温暖了无数穷苦人民，其伟大的牺牲精神使无数后人黯然落泪，更使无数上层统治者心惊胆怯。人们无法忘记诚实、忠心的汤姆叔叔如何竭尽全力的维护自己的主人；更无法忘记如此温顺的汤姆叔叔为了坚守信仰竟以死向敌人反抗。在物欲横流的当今世界，汤姆叔叔以其无私、纯洁、高尚的精神教化着人类的灵魂。关键词：汤姆叔叔，诚实，忠心，反抗 ABSTRACTUncle Tom, the hero in the writing of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was a sacrifice of slavery. However, he was a supreme model of human spirit. With his Christian love, he comforted numerous people who were suffering poverty and misery. His spirit of sacrifice made many off-springs weep, and shocked and feared a lot of upper rulers. Nowadays, people always remember the honest and loyal Uncle Tom who makes every effort to protect his master. Also, people remember that in order to keep his Christian faith such an obedient Uncle Tom dared to resist his master. In this monetary world today, Uncle Toms spirit of selflessness, purity and nobility edify humans soul.KEY WORDS: Uncle Tom, honest, loyal, resistContentsIntroduction.(9)Chapter One Uncle Toms Obedience(11)1.1 Uncle Toms Honesty.(11)1.2 Uncle Toms Loyalty.(12) 1.2.1 His loyalty to Mr. Shelby(12)1.2.2 His loyalty to Augustine St. Clare.(13)Chapter Two Uncle Toms Christian Love for Humanity.(15)2.1 Uncle Toms Love for the Blacks and the Low.(15)2.2 Uncle Toms Love for the Whites(16) 2.2.1 His love for George Shelby(16) 2.2.2 His love for Evangeline.(17)2.3 Uncle Toms Love for His Enemies.(19)Chapter Three Uncle Toms Disobedience of Gentle Impulse.(19)Chapter Four Uncle Toms Tragic Ending.(23)4.1 Comparison Between George Harris and Uncle Tom.(23) 4.1.1 George Harriss struggle for freedom(23) 4.1.2 Uncle Toms sacrifice for freedom.(24)4.2 Introspection of Uncle Toms Death(26)Conclusion.(28)Acknowledgements.(29)Bibliography.(30)IntroductionIn 1861, the war between South and North broke out on American land; in 1861, the war of slavery emancipation which erupted in America and permeated into the rest of the world made the whole world shaking. The whole humanity was angry, and the whole negroes were crying Harriet Beecher Stowe, the little woman who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin, was actually the person who waged the war in literal field. Influenced by Calvinism, and seeing salves poor life and slave owners cruelty in America, Stowe determined to write a book to expose the American law, to show her sympathy on the miserable slaves and to remind the whites and the whole worlds humanity. The book was called Uncle Toms Cabin.Uncle Toms Cabin was mainly written into two parts. For one part, it narrated George Harris and her wife Elizas struggle for freedom. Hardly could they bear the American slavery system which would part them and sell their boy, they decided to escape and fled into a free country. Through all difficulties and dangers, they finally reached their ideal land, Canada. For the other part, the book described the protagonist, Uncle Toms ups and downs in his whole life. Unlike George Harris, Uncle Tom accepted all prosperities and adversities befalling upon him, he accepted them sedately and meekly by the support of his Christian religion. However, though the Lord could comfort his soul, he could not protect his body. Under the evil law and evil slavery, Uncle Tom was whipped to death by the cruel slave owner. Not only did the author Harriet Beecher Stowe exalt George Harriss bravery, but also she sympathized Uncle Toms tragedy, and admired his Christian spirit. For the latter one, Stowe had poured out all her efforts and affection, and the topic of this thesis is to analyze Uncle Toms characteristics. As to Uncle Toms characteristics in the novel Uncle Toms Cabin, many foreign and domestic scholars have expressed their viewpoints; among them, some appraised Uncle Tom and some criticized him. For example, in Uncle Toms Image of Xue Yufeng (2002), she thought that Uncle Tom was not only an affectionate Christian, but also a real man who always kept his promise, and stuck to his principles. He was a brave, strong and integral hero who faced death unflinchingly. Another Chinese writer Lin Yuting (2008) set a “black Christ image” for Uncle Tom in her Resistance or Submission. She stated that Uncle Tom was the incarnation of “love” and “goodness” whose behavior complied with Christian theory completely. He demonstrated the Christian doctrine of “love is all” and “return good for evil” through his own deeds. The foreign abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison said that Uncle Tom was “the true moral representative of goodness with great and inconvincible spirit” (1854). Activist Mary Church Terrell also said “Standing before the poor old Tom, who would not wipe his eyes; although on identity he was a slave, in mind he was philosopher, and in the heart a sage, in death a martyrs” (1911: ). However, in the eyes of other critics, Uncle Tom was not a “Hard Hero” at all. Abolitionist Charles Whipple criticized “Longterm silently succumbing to the owner of slave is complicity The duty of man or Christians is not only against it, but if had the ability, to stop it with the appropriate way Whether from the aspect of mans character or from the aspect of Christian personality, I dont think Tom is the most sublime example, because he has close relationship with slave owners” (1860: ).As the old saying goes, “Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect”. Though Uncle Tom has his own personal failings and different critics have different opinions toward him, no one would deny that he is an honest, loyal and affectionate man. This thesis will depict Uncle Tom as a miserable, poor but sublimate, admirable slave. It is constituted of four parts. In chapter one, it describes Uncle Toms obedience of honesty and loyalty to his different masters. Chapter two is to represent Uncle Toms love for humanity through his Christian religion. And the next chapter is to disproof other critics opinion of Uncle Toms cowardice through his gentle impulse against Legree. For the last chapter, the thesis will sublimate Uncle Toms greatness through George Harriss adverse selection.Chapter One Uncle Toms ObedienceWhen people speak of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the first thing they thought of is Uncle Toms Cabin; and when people speak of Uncle Tom, the first thing in their mind is Uncle Toms obedience. No matter the master is generous or not, Uncle Tom is always honest and loyal to them. 1.1 Uncle Toms HonestyThough some critics criticized Uncle Toms cowardice of sitting down under whatever might come, they could not deny his extraordinary honesty.