英語畢業(yè)論文---最后的莫希干人象征性手法分析

Abstract

James Fenimore Cooper was one of the first popular American novelists, who was born in September 1789 in Burlington and died in 1851. The Last of Mohicans is regarded as Cooper’s masterpiece, which opens a new area for American literature. The story happens in the third year of the seven-year war which launched by the English and French aggressors. The story reappears vividly the aggressors’ criminal action and it also reveals the author’s sympathy to the Indians through the whole story. The novel exposes that the roof of the contradiction conflict and violence slaughter lies in the colonization desire of the English and French aggressors.
The author applies a large amount of symbolism to promote the development of the story, to distill the theme of the novel and to present the “black” atmosphere. The paper is divided into three parts: the first part mainly introduces the author and the story content to the reader. The second part analyzes the use of symbols in The Last of Mohicans through the descriptions of the conversations, bible, environment, animals and gun. The third part is the conclusion. It helps the reader to get a further understanding of the novel’s deep sense and attain a better understanding of the meanings what the author really wants to express.

Key Words: The Last of Mohicans; conversation; environment; animals; gun

摘 要

詹姆斯•費(fèi)尼莫爾•庫伯出生在美國伯斯頓（1789-1851），是美國文學(xué)史上一位很受歡迎的作家。《最后的莫希干人》是作者庫柏的經(jīng)典代表作，它開創(chuàng)了美國民族文學(xué)的先河。故事發(fā)生在戰(zhàn)爭的第三個(gè)年頭，它生動地再現(xiàn)了英法侵略者的罪惡行徑，同時(shí)也處處流落出作者本人對印第安人的同情。小說揭示了矛盾沖突、暴力屠殺的根源在于英法侵略者的殖民欲望。
作者在文中大量運(yùn)用象征主義手法，以此來推動故事情節(jié)的發(fā)展、升華文章的主題，渲染“黑色”氣氛。本文共分為三個(gè)部分：第一部分主要介紹作者和故事內(nèi)容；第二部分分別從語言、圣經(jīng)、環(huán)境、動物、長槍等方面來分析《最后的莫希干人》的象征主義手法；第三部分為結(jié)論部分。通過論文三部分的描寫來使讀者對文章的深層含義有更深一步的了解，方便讀者了解作者所要表達(dá)的真正含義。
 
關(guān)鍵字：最后的莫希干人；語言；環(huán)境；動物；人物

Contents

I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………1
A. An introduction to the author: James Fenimore Cooper……………………….1
B. An introduction to the novel……………………………………………………2
II. The analysis of symbols in The Last of Mohicans……………………………...5
A. Brief introduction to symbol ………………………………………………..…5
1. The concept of symbol……………………………………………………….5
2. The feature of symbol………………………………………………………..5
3. The function of symbol………………………………………………………5
B. The analysis of symbols in The Last of Mohicans and their……………….......6
contributions to the theme
1. The language…………………………………………………………………6
a. The scream…………………………………………………………………6
b. Words from the Bible………………………………………………………8
2. The Animals………………………………………………………………….10
a. The Horse………………………………………………………………….10
b. The Raven………………………………………………………………….11
3. The Environment……………………………………………………………..12
4. The Length Gun ……………………………………………………………...13
Ⅲ. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….15
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………17