《The American Western Cowboy’s Spirit in The Leather Stocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper》.doc

2014届毕业生 毕业论文 题 目: The American Western Cowboy’s Spirit in The Leather Stocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper 院系名称： 外语学院 专业班级： 英语F1006班 学生姓名： 宋姚姚 学 号： 201048180223 指导教师： 成汹涌 教师职称： 副教授 2014年5 月 20 日 河南工业大学毕业论文 PAGE  PAGE 10 The American Western Cowboy’s Spirit in The Leather Stocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper ? ? ? SongYaoyao School of Foreign Languages of Henan University of Technology Supervisor: Cheng Xiongyong ? May 20, 2014  Acknowledgments Many people deserve my sincere thanks for helping me in various aspects and at various stages of completing this paper. First of all, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Cheng Xiongyong, who has generously given me so much of his time to read through the whole thesis and has offered me warm support and great encouragement. I cannot thank him enough for supervising me, and other expert guidance. Without his supervising, my thesis would not be completed. My thanks also go to the scholars who have done a lot of research work on the Leather Stocking Tales, and to the authors whose works I have quoted directly and indirectly. Furthermore, I should also record very special thanks to my teammates Zhao Huifang and Feng Xiaojing who gave me their patience and time in helping me with my work as a leader of this team during the tense course of the thesis. Last but not the least; my thanks would go to my beloved parents for their loving considerations and great confidence in me all through four years. Without their understanding and mutual support, I do not think I could enjoy the four-year university life. I also owe my sincere gratitude to my friends who supported me and accompanied me during the difficult course of the thesis. Abstract As we know, western cowboy’s spirit is an important part in American spirit, and the appearance of west cowboy’s image make the American spirit to be finalized and even become hypertyp