论《汤姆叔叔的小屋》中女性的救赎

本科毕业设计（论文）说明书ANANALYSISOFFEMALEREDEMPTIONINUNCLETOMSCABIN论汤姆叔叔的小屋中女性的救赎学院外语学院专业班级英语三班学生姓名学生学号指导教师提交日期2005年5月15日华南理工大学广州学院学位论文原创性声明本人郑重声明所呈交的学位论文，是本人在导师的指导下，独立进行研究工作所取得的成果。除文中已经注明引用的内容外，本论文不含任何其他个人或集体已经发表或撰写过的作品成果。对本文的研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在文中以明确方式标明。本人完全意识到本声明的法律结果由本人承担。学位论文作者签名日期年月日学位论文版权使用授权书本人完全了解华南理工大学广州学院关于收集、保存、使用学位论文的规定，即按照有关要求提交学位论文的印刷本和电子版本；华南理工大学广州学院图书馆有权保存学位论文的印刷本和电子版，并提供目录检索与阅览服务；可以采用复印、数字化或其它复制手段保存论文；在不以赢利为目的的前提下，可以公布论文的部分或全部内容。学位论文作者签名日期年月日指导教师签名日期年月日作者联系电话电子邮箱摘要哈利特比彻斯托是十九世纪美国最伟大的废奴主义作家之一，她曾被林肯赞誉为“引发南北战争的小妇人”。汤姆叔叔的小屋是由斯托夫人所写的一部著名小说，同时也是十九世纪最畅销的小说之一。这部小说不仅仅是一部反奴隶制小说，它更体现了对女性救赎思想的赞誉。小说汤姆叔叔的小屋中以逆来顺受的黑奴汤姆为核心，其他人物围绕汤姆展开了一系列的救赎故事，为人们展示了美国十九世纪奴隶制时期的真实生活。本文将从三个方面分析汤姆叔叔的小屋中的女性救赎母性救赎、家庭救赎以及肖申克般的救赎。第一章将探讨伊莉莎对其儿子的母性救赎。出于母爱，她从奴隶贩手中救出儿子。第二章将探索谢尔比太太对奴隶主丈夫谢尔比先生的救赎。第三章将讨论伊娃对汤姆及所有黑人奴隶那种类似小说肖申克的救赎中肖申克般的救赎。这三章旨在帮助我们更好的了解汤姆叔叔的小屋中女性的救赎，揭示了奴隶制的残酷，从而让我们更好地了解小说的主题斯托赋予小说中女性反对奴隶制和拯救社会的力量。关键词哈利特比彻斯托夫人；汤姆叔叔的小屋；女性救赎；奴隶制ABSTRACTHARRIETBEECHERSTOWEWASONEOFTHEGREATESTANTISLAVERYAUTHORSINTHE19THCENTURYSHEWASDESCRIBEDBYABRAHAMLINCOLNAS“THELITTLELADYSTARTEROFTHECIVILWAROFAMERICA”UNCLETOMSCABINWASHERFAMOUSNOVELANDITWASONEOFTHEBESTSELLINGNOVELSOFTHE19THCENTURYUNCLETOMSCABINISANANTISLAVERYNOVELWHATISMORE,ITREPRESENTSCOMMENDATIONTOWARDSFEMALEREDEMPTIONINUNCLETOMSCABIN,STOWEUSESAMEEKUNCLETOMASTHEMAINLINEWHILEOTHERCHARACTERSSURROUNDINGTOMTOEXTENDASERIESOFREDEMPTIONSTORY,WHICHSHOWSAREALLIFEOFAMERICANSLAVERYOFTHE19THCENTURYTHISTHESISINTENDSTOANALYZEFEMALEREDEMPTIONINUNCLETOMSCABINFROMTHREEASPECTSMATERNALREDEMPTION,DOMESTICREDEMPTIONANDTHESHAWSHANKENREDEMPTIONPARTONEPROBESINTOMATERNALREDEMPTIONOFELIZATOHERSONOUTOFMOTHERHOOD,ELIZARESCUEDHERSONFROMSLAVETRADERPARTTWOEXPLORESDOMESTICREDEMPTIONOFMRSSHELBYTOHERHUSBAND,MRSHELBY,WHOWASASLAVEHOLDERPARTTHREEDISCUSSESTHESHAWSHANKENREDEMPTIONOFEVATOTOMANDTOALLBLACKSLAVESJUSTLIKETHATREPRESENTEDINTHENOVELTHESHAWSHANKREDEMPTIONTHETHREEPARTSAIMTOLETUSHAVEABETTERUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEFEMALEREDEMPTIONINUNCLETOMSCABINANDTOREVEALTHECRUELTYOFSLAVERY,SOTHATITISBETTERFORUSTOUNDERSTANDTHETHEMEOFTHISNOVELSTOWEENDOWSWOMENWITHPOWERINTHEFIGHTAGAINSTTHESLAVERYSYSTEMTOREDEEMTHEFALLENWORLDINUNCLETOMSCABINKEYWORDSHARRIETBEECHERSTOWEUNCLETOMSCABINFEMALEREDEMPTIONSLAVERYSYSTEMCONTENTS摘要VABSTRACTVIINTRODUCTION1PARTONEMATERNALREDEMPTIONOFELIZATOHERSON411THEEMERGENCEOFMOTHERHOOD412ELIZASSALVATIONTOHERSONFROMSLAVERYTRADER5PARTTWODOMESTICREDEMPTIONOFMRSSHELBYTOHERHUSBAND721WOMENSSUPERIORITYOVERMEN722MRSSHELBYSAROUSALTOHERHUSBANDSAWARENESSOFTHERUTHLESSSLAVERY7PARTTHREETHESHAWSHAKENREDEMPTIONOFEVANGELINETOTOMANDALLBLACKSLAVERY1031EVANGELINESSUCCESSFULRESCUEOFTOM1032CHRISTIANBELIEFOFEVATOTOM1133THEGOSPELOFTHEABOLISHMENTFORSLAVERY12CONCLUSION14BIBLIOGRAPHY16ACKNOWLEDGMENTS17INTRODUCTIONHARRIETBEECHERSTOW,AFAMOUSWRITEROF19CENTURYINAMERICA,WASBORNINAFAMOUSPRIESTFAMILYINNORTHAMERICASHEWROTEDOWNMANYWORKSINCLUDINGDRED,THEBIGDARKMOORSTORY1856,ORRISLANDPEARL1862,THEPEOPLEOFTHEOLDTOWN1869,THEPINKANDWHITETYRANNY1871,ETCSTOWESUNCLETOMSCABINWASONEOFTHEMOSTFAMOUSAMERICANBOOKSINHISTORYTHEFAMEOFTHISLITERARYWORKWASNOTONLYCONTRIBUTEDTOTHEFACTORSLIKETHETALENTOFTHEWRITERANDTHEQUALITYOFTEXT,BUTALSOTOTHEVARIETYOFREADERSGROUPASWELLASSOCIALBACKGROUNDGEGERUNA2012ITNOTONLYCREATEDAMIRACLEINTHEHISTORYOFBUSINESSFORITSSENSATIONALEFFECT,BUTALSOHADADIRECTANDFARREACHINGIMPACTONTHEAMERICANPOLITICSANDHISTORYWHENREFERRINGTOTHISNOVEL,PEOPLETENDTOQUOTEAPHRASESAIDBYPRESIDENTLINCOLNALITTLEWOMANWHOSTARTEDTHEWARANDINTHISNOVEL,HARRIETBEECHERSTOWEAIMEDTOEXPOSETHECRUELTYANDEVILOFTHEAMERICANSLAVERYSHELIVEDINAFREECINCINNATISTATEWHILETHESLAVERYSTATEWASJUSTACROSSTHERIVERTHEREFORE,SHEWITNESSEDSLAVESSUFFERINGUNDERTHESLAVERY,WHICHWASTHEREASONWHYSHEHATEDSLAVERYANDSUPPORTEDTHESLAVESFIGHTINGFORTHEMSELVESWHATSMORE,STOWESUFFEREDALOTINHERLIFE,WHICHLATERLAIDTHEFOUNDATIONFORTHISEXTREMELYELEGANTANDVALUABLENOVELZHANG2007FORACENTURY,HARRIETBEECHERSTOWANDHERWORKSHAVEATTRACTEDTHEATTENTIONOFMANYCRITICSESPECIALLYHERUNCLETOMSCABIN,AGREATNOVEL,HASBEENSTUDIEDBYDOMESTICANDFOREIGNSCHOLARSINRECENTYEARSFOREXAMPLE,REYNOLDPOINTEDOUTINHISRESEARCHTHATSTOWESWORKMIGHTINSPIRETHEDREAMOFINTERRACIALSYMPATHYANDTRUEDEMOCRATICJUSTATTHEBEGINNINGOFTHETWENTYFIRSTCENTURY（DAVIDREYNOLD2011THECIVILWARBROKEOUTIN60SOFNINETEENTHCENTURYHOWEVER,ABOLITIONISSUEHASBECOMETHECENTRALISSUEOFAMERICANPROCESSSINCE1920SATTHESAMETIME,MANYFAMOUSWRITERSWEREFORTHEABOLITIONISTANDCALLEDFORLIBERATIONFORTHEBLACKSLAVESBESIDESTHERESEARCHOFWESTERNSCHOLARS,THERESEARCHESONUNCLETOMSCABINANDSTOWSOTHERWORKSALSOFLOURISHINCHINANUMEROUSCRITICSHAVEAPPROACHEDTHISBOOKFROMDIFFERENTPERSPECTIVESFOREXAMPLE,QIUAIPINGPRESENTEDINHERRESEARCHTHATTHEDETAILEDDESCRIPTIONOFSLAVERYINSTOWESNOVELDIDPROMOTETHEANTISLAVERYCAMPAIGN,ANDSHESPOKEHIGHLYOFHARRIETBEECHERSTOWESCOURAGEINGIVINGELIZASREBELLIOUSSPIRIT邱爱萍2000ASANABOLITIONISTNOVEL,UNCLETOMSCABINMAINLYTELLSUSTHATUNDERTHEOPPRESSIONOFTHESLAVERY,MANYSLAVESWEREFIGHTINGFORTHEMSELVESASLIUGESAID,“THESTRENGTHOFSTOWEWASTOTREATTHEBLACKAMERICANSTHROUGHTHEWHITESEYES,INORDERTOMAKETHEWHITEAMERICANSREALIZETHEDILEMMAOFTHEBLACK,WHICHWASVERYIMPORTANT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