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On the Themes of the Adventure of Huckleberry Finn

摘要

大多富有重大意义的文学作品,作家都力图表现一个具有深刻意义的观念,或是某种实际的经验,或是极富于想象力的体验。德国哲学家、阐释学派著名学者迪尔赛认为:探讨作品原来的意义,实际上就是阐释作品的主题思想。《哈克贝利•芬历险记》是美国著名现实主义作家马克吐温所写，这部作品在美国文学史上,甚至在世界文学史上,都占有重要的地位。它持久的魅力和强大的生命力主要在于它的主题:深远而多角度,历久祢新,给每个时代的读者以深刻启迪。也正因为这个原因,作为属于全人类和所有时代的奇书,这部鸿篇巨制,一直受到中西学者的重视和瞩目。本文探讨了它的三个重要主题，一是对“自由的追求”。哈克对自由的追求表现在要逃离“文明”社会的虚伪与腐败，吉姆对自由的追求表现在要摆脱奴隶制的枷锁。二是“成长”。对于哈克，沿河而下的旅程是道德成长的旅程，是学习的旅程，他从个人层面和社会层面都获得了知识，并最终成为心里健全，拥有民主理想的人。对吉姆而言，他的成长体现在意识的成长，他对真正“人”生活的追求和向往。三是“种族主义与奴隶制”。通过这三个主题的分析和思索，将引发不同的读者对人生的思考，人们将继续追寻自由，并在尝试中不断成长。

 
关键词：主题；自由的追求；成长；种族主义与奴隶制

Abstract

In most monumental works of literature, the writers were trying to display a profound concept, or some kind of practical and imaginative experience. The German philosopher and famous elucidator Deere deemed that when explored the original meaning of works; it was actually a discovery of the theme. The adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was a hit, and it was regarded as one of the greatest books in Western literature and Western civilization. Its lasting appealing charm and great vitality mainly lied in its themes. The themes were profound, multi-angled, renewable along with times, and inspiring readers of different ages. And it has been given much attention to international scholars and researchers. There were three important themes in this novel. One theme was the “pursuit of freedom”. Huck wanted to escape from the “civilized” society while Jim wanted to escape from the oppression and bondage of slavery. The other theme was “growing”. Huck had grown up from his journey. The journey was a voyage of growth in reality and morality, and a journey of learning. On the personal and social level he acquired knowledge and became a person of sound heart, and with democratic ideals. Jim’s growing means his progress of the idea of himself. His pursuit was becoming the real human being. The third theme was the “racism and slavery”. From them, readers could think more about life.

Key Words: themes; pursuit of freedom; growing；racism and slavery

Contents

摘要 i
Abstract ii
Contents iii
1  Introduction 1
2  the Pursuit of Freedom and its theme 2
2.1 The different people’s pursuit of freedom 2
2.1.1  Huckleberry’s Pursuit of Freedom 2
2.1.2  Jim’s Pursuit of Freedom 4
2.1.3  The Other People’s Pursuit of Freedom 5
2.2  The Theme of the Pursuit of Freedom 5
3   The Process of “Growing” and its theme 6
3.1  Huck’s Growing 6
3.1.1  Huck’s Initial Thinking 6
3.1.2  The Development of Huck’s Thought 6
3.1.3  The Most Important Change happened to Huck 8
3.2  The Theme of Growing 9
4   Racism and Slavery and its theme 10
4.1  The Background of Racism and Slavery 10
4.2  The Details of the Racism and Slavery 11
4.3  The Right Attitude towards Slavery and its theme 11
5   Conclusion 13
References 15
Acknowledgements 16