《英语专业毕业论文-汤姆叔叔的小屋的宗教意义》.docVIP

编号 论文 题目：Religious Consciousness of Uncle Tom’s Cabin 外国语 学院 专业 学 号 学生姓名 指导教师 二〇〇九年月 文学批评家诺思洛普 弗莱的原型批评理论，从圣经原型的角度出发, 试图分析《汤姆叔叔的小屋》中的各类人物形象，比如汤姆叔叔、小伊娃关键词：ABSTRACT Uncle Tom’s Cabin is the most important one of Mrs. Stowe’s works. To the collapse of American slavery, this novel made great contribution. Some people even think it changed the process of American history. For a long time, people have done myriad research on the significance of its anti-slavery function. The works of a certain writer are related to the society he lives in and his own background. Social conflicts and her Christian identity urged what Mrs. Stowe want to say with the novel are not only condemning slavery. Behind the obvious themes, she also paid attention to American society and religion. This thesis focuses on the obvious religious consciousness of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. With the application of the renowned Canadian literary critic Northrop Frye’s theory of archetype, this thesis attempts to analyze various characters, like Tom, little Eva, in terms of Biblical archetype. Further more, this thesis will discuss Mrs. Stowe’s reconsideration of American society and her criticism on the southern church. Keywords: religious consciousness; Christianity; archetype; character Contents Chapter1 Introduction 1 1.1 Mrs. Stowe’s Life and Her Major Works 1 1.2 The Background of Uncle Tom’s Cabin 2 1.3 A Brief Introduction to the Novel 2 1.4 Literature Review 3 Chapter2 The theOretical Perspective -Northrop Frye’s Theory of Archetype 5 Chapter3 Characters in the Novel 7 3.1 Uncle Tom—a True Black Christian, Jesus Christ with Black Skin 7 3.2 Evangeline St. Clare an Evangelist, the OnlyTrue White Christian 8 3.3 Sambo, Qimbo and George Harris Those Once Lost Souls 9 3.4 Eliza –-the Most Fortunate and Beloved Woman 9 Chapter4 Mrs. Stowe’s Reconsideration of American Society and Criticism on “Religion” 11 Chapte