英语专业毕业论文-解读《阿甘正传》中的美国文化

题目解读阿甘正传中的美国文化姓名学号学院外国语学院专业英语年级班级指导教师2014年5月INTERPRETATIONOFAMERICANCULTUREINFORRESTGUMPAPAPERSUBMITTEDINFULFILLMENTOFTHEREQUIREMENTSOFTHEDEGREEOFBACHELOROFARTSTHECOLLEGEOFFOREIGNLANGUAGESZHOUKOUNORMALUNIVERSITYMAY,2014CONTENTS摘要IABSTRACTIIIINTRODUCTION1IITHEFILMOFFORRESTGUMPADAPTEDFROMTHENOVEL221THEAUTHORANDHISNOVEL222ANINTRODUCTIONTOTHEFILM3IIISOCIALANDCULTURALBACKGROUNDOFFORRESTGUMP331SOCIALBACKGROUND432CULTURALBACKGROUND5IVAMERICANCULTURESINFORRESTGUMP741HISTORICALCULTUREINFORRESTGUMP842HIPPIECULTUREINFORRESTGUMP1043THERETURNOFTRADITIONALCULTUREINFORRESTGUMP1144AMERICANDREAMINFORRESTGUMP11VCONCLUSION12BIBLIOGRAPHY14ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS15摘要电影是了解一个国家的镜子,是反映并传播本土文化的一种主要形式。阿甘正传是20世纪90年代末的一种美国经典反智电影。影片旨在唤起人们对历史的反思和对美国文化的重新审视。本文通过分析阿甘正传创作的社会和文化背景以及电影中展现的历史文化、嬉皮士文化、传统文化和美国梦等美国文化，更好地理解美国社会文化的变迁，从而为解读电影阿甘正传提供一个新的角度。关键词阿甘正传；反智影片美国社会和文化背景；美国文化ABSTRACTTHEFILMISAMIRRORTOUNDERSTANDACOUNTRY,ANDITISAPRIMARYFORMTOREFLECTANDSPREADTHELOCALCULTUREFORRESTGUMPISANAMERICANANTIINTELLECTUALISMMOVIEINTHELATE1990SITAIMSTOEVOKEREFLECTIONONHISTORYANDTHEHEARTSOFCOLLECTIONOFTHEAMERICANCULTURETHROUGHTHEANALYSISOFSOCIALANDHISTORICALBACKGROUNDASWELLASMANYDIFFERENTAMERICANCULTURESINTHEFILM,SUCHASTHEHISTORICALCULTURE,HIPPIECULTURE,THETRADITIONALCULTURE,ANDAMERICANDREAM,THEPAPERISINTENDEDTOUNDERSTANDTHECHANGESOFAMERICANCULTURESANDPROVIDESANEWPERSPECTIVEFORINTERPRETINGTHEFILMOFFORRESTGUMPKEYWORDSFORRESTGUMPANTIINTELLECTUALMOVIEAMERICANSOCIALANDCULTURALBACKGROUNDAMERICANCULTURESINTERPRETATIONOFAMERICANCULTUREINFORRESTGUMPIINTRODUCTIONFORRESTGUMPISAWELLRECEIVEDAMERICANMOVIEBYAUDIENCESALLOVERTHEWORLDITSTATESTHEHISTORYOFTHESECONDHALFOF20THCENTURYINAMERICAFORRESTGUMPISANAMERICANFILMADAPTEDFROMTHENOVELWITHTHESAMETITLE,THEAUTHOROFTHENOVELISWINSTONGROOMINTHEMOVIE,GUMP,REGARDEDASANINCARNATIONOFVIRTUE,HONESTY,TRUSTWORTHY,ANDBRAVERY,ISAVERYPUREIMAGEHEPROMISESHISCOMRADESTOBUYASHRIMPBOATHEFINALLYREALIZESHISLASTWISHANDWINSAHUGEWEALTHFORTHEMGUMPISPERSISTENT,SOHERUNSACROSSTHEENTIREUNITEDSTATESGUMPSTANDSFORTHEAMERICANTRADITIONALCULTUREGUMPREPRESENTSTHECONCERNOFTHEMAINPEOPLEANDSTANDSFORALLOFTHEMAINSTREAMCULTURETHECULTUREOFTHEUNITEDSTATESISPRIMARILYWESTERN,BUTISINFLUENCEDBYNATIVEAMERICAN,AFRICAN,ASIAN,POLYNESIAN,ANDLATINAMERICANCULTURESASTRANDOFWHATMAYBEDESCRIBEDASAMERICANCULTURESSTARTEDITSFORMATIONOVER10,000YEARSAGOWITHTHEMIGRATIONOFPALEOINDIANSFROMASIA,ASWELLASFROMOCEANIAANDEUROPE,INTOTHEREGIONTHATISTODAYTHECONTINENTALUNITEDSTATES“THEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICAHASITSOWNUNIQUESOCIALANDCULTURALCHARACTERISTICSSUCHASDIALECT,MUSIC,ARTS,SOCIALHABITS,CUISINE,ANDFOLKLORE”LARRY67“THEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICAISANETHNICALLYANDRACIALLYDIVERSECOUNTRYASARESULTOFLARGESCALEMIGRATIONFROMMANYETHNICALLYANDRACIALLYDIFFERENTCOUNTRIESTHROUGHOUTITSHISTORYASWELLASDIFFERINGBIRTHANDDEATHRATESAMONGNATIVES,SETTLERS,ANDIMMIGRANTS”XIONG39FORRESTGUMPREVISESPOPULARMEMORIESOFTHE1960STHROUGHITSREPRESENTATIONSOFGENDERANDRACEANDITSVISUALIZATIONOFPOSTWARHISTORYTHEPAPERCONSISTSOF5PARTSTHEFIRSTPARTISTHEINTRODUCTIONTOTHEFILMWHICHTELLSADISABLEDMANSOUTSTANDINGLIFETHESECONDPARTISSOCIALANDCULTURALBACKGROUNDOFFORRESTGUMPTHETHIRDPARTANALYZESAMERICANCULTURESINFORRESTGUMPINTERMSOFHISTORICALCULTURE,HIPPIECULTURE,THERETURNOFTRADITIONALCULTURE,ANDAMERICANDREAMTHEFILMISTHEBESTINTERPRETATIONOFTHEAMERICANCULTURESTHROUGHTHEANALYSISOFAMERICANCULTURESINTHEFILMOFFORRESTGUMP,WEWILLHAVEABETTERUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEDIFFERENTAMERICANCULTURESIITHEFILMOFFORRESTGUMPADAPTEDFROMTHENOVELFORRESTGUMPISA1994AMERICANEPICROMANTICFILMBASEDONTHENOVELOFTHESAMENAMEBYWINSTONGROOMTHEFILMWASDIRECTEDBYROBERTZEMECKISANDSTARREDTOMHANKS,ROBINWRIGHT,GARYSINISEANDSALLYFIELD“THESTORYDEPICTSSEVERALDECADESINTHELIFEOFGUMP,ANAVEANDSLOWWITTEDYETATHLETICALLYPRODIGIOUSNATIVEOFALABAMAWHOWITNESSES,ANDINSOMECASESINFLUENCES,SOMEOFTHEDEFININGEVENTSOFTHELATTERHALFOFTHE20THCENTURYINTHEUNITEDSTATESMORESPECIFICALLY,THEPERIODBETWEENFORRESTSBIRTHIN1944AND1982”ROBERT78RELEASEDINTHEUNITEDSTATESONJULY6,1994,FORRESTGUMPRECEIVEDCRITICALACCLAIMANDBECAMEACOMMERCIALSUCCESSASTHETOPGROSSINGFILMINNORTHAMERICARELEASEDTHATYEAR,BEINGTHEFIRSTMAJORSUCCESSFORPARAMOUNTPICTURESSINCETHESTUDIOSSALETOVIACOMEARLIERINTHEYEAR21THEAUTHORANDHISNOVELWINSTONGROOMWASBORNINWASHINGTON,DC,ANDWASBROUGHTUPINMOBILE,ALABAMAWHEREHETOOKPARTINUNIVERSITYMILITARYSCHOOLNOWKNOWNASUMSWRIGHTPREPARATORYSCHOOLGROOMSEARLIESTASPIRATIONWASTOBECOMEALAWYERLIKEHISFATHER,BUTHEFINALLYTURNEDINTOAWRITERHEJOINEDTHEARMYFROM1965TO1969,INCLUDINGATOUROFOBLIGATIONINTHEVIETNAMWARWHENHERETURNEDFROMVIETNAM,HEACTEDASAREPORTERFORTHEWASHINGTONSTARGROOMRETIREDWHENHEWAS32,ANDSTARTEDWRITINGHISFIRSTNOVELBETTERTIMESTHANTHESEWHICHWASCOMEOUTIN1978HISNEXTNOVELASSUMMERSDIEGOTBETTERAPPRECIATIONIN1985,GROOMMOVEBACKTOMOBILE,ALABAMAWHEREHESTARTEDTOWRITETHENOVELFORRESTGUMPTHENOVELWASPUBLISHEDIN1986HOWEVER,ITDIDNOTMAKEGROOMAFAMOUSAUTHORUNTILITWASRECOMPOSEDINTOAFILMWITHTHESAMETITLEIN199422ANINTRODUCTIONTOTHEFILMGUMPISAMORONWHOSEIQISONLY75ATSCHOOLINORDERTOPREVENTANYOTHERSTUDENTSOFBULLYING,HEOBEYSTOJENNYSWORDSANDSTARTSTORUNHERANFROMTHEMOCKINGFROMOTHERSHERANINTOTHE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