马克吐温的讽刺手法.docVIP

09届 英美文学 论文 题 目 On the Meaning of the Number SEVEN in the Eastern and Western Culture 专业班级 学 号 学生姓名 指导教师 学院名称 外语学院 完成日期： 2011 年 12 月 22 日 Abstract Mark twain is a master of humor teller. But his product is more than humor because after laughing people are also cogitate it. His work is really thought-provoking. The Million Pound Note is a novel written by Mark Twain. In this novel Mark Twain depicts he story vividly and use a Satire expression. He used the satire in many of his works. Key words: Mark Twain , The Million Pound Note, satire 摘 要 马克吐温是一个幽默大师。但是他的作品不仅仅让人发笑，更是能在笑过之后发人深省。《百万英镑》是他的中篇小说，在这篇小说里，马克吐温用漫画式的手法生动地描写了小说中的人物以及这个有些传奇色彩的故事。他在小说中运用讽刺的笔法批评了当时社会的拜金主义和阶级观念。在马克吐温的其它作品中，讽刺也是必不可少的一部分。 关键词：马克·吐温, 百万英镑，讽刺手法 1 Introduction 1 .1 A Brief Introduction of the Writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called[1] the Great American Novel. He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker. His wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. 1.2 A Brief Introduction of the Novel Henry Adams, a impecunious American young man lives by his wits in London .Henry becomes the object of a wager between millionaire brothers Oliver and Roderick Montpelier ,who want to find out if a man with a million pound note in his bank account could live comfortably for one month on the strength of that note --without ever spending a penny of it. When Henry is giving the note an