英语毕业论文小说《土生子》主人公性格特点及产生原因分析.doc

1、 iAbstract“ Native Son “ is a black writer Richard Kwan Wright ( 1908-1960 years ) masterpiece why this book has an important position in the national literary or shut off black literature in the country , but because of one of the novel s themes significant social and historical significance that i

2、t realistic approach to expose the countrys social presence off the harsh realities of racism and class oppression , the other party that it successfully created “ Native Son “ that the protagonist Bigger Thomas, the black typical artistic image revolt, juvenile crime . Negro revolt, juvenile crime

3、, which is a fundamental characteristic of the protagonist Bigger typical image of this art , it reflects a new generation of blacks to racial discrimination and class oppression discontent , resistance, and struggle to compete . It is a new generation of blacks or that blacks are deep reveal latent

4、 national character . This paper analyzes the African-American novelist Richard Wright masterpiece - the novel “ Native Son “ in the hero Bigger Thomas silence , cynical, cruel, rebellion and other personality characteristics . Also describes the development of his character , change and harsh livin

5、g conditions , hateful racial discrimination , unequal legal and social system inseparable.Keywords : personality ; silence ; cynicism ; cruel ; rebeli中文摘要土生子是关国黑人文学家理查德赖特(1908 -1960 年)的代表作此书之所以在关国文学或关国黑人文学中具有重要地位，一方而是由于这部小说主题的重大社会历史意义，即它以现实主义的方法揭露了关国社会存在的种族歧视和阶级压迫的严酷现实，另一方而就在于它成功塑造了“土生子”即小说主人公别格托马斯

6、这个黑人反抗、犯罪少年的典型艺术形象。黑人反抗、犯罪少年，这就是小说主人公别格这一艺术典型形象的根本特征，它体现了新一代黑人对种族歧视与阶级压迫的不满、反抗和斗一争。它是对新一代黑人或者说是潜伏着的黑人民族性格的深刻揭示。本文分析了美国黑人小说家理查德赖特的代表作长篇小说土生子中的主人公别格托马斯的缄默、愤世嫉俗、残忍、反叛等性格特点。同时说明他性格的发展、变化是和严酷的生活环境、可恶的种族歧视、不平等的法律和社会制度分不开的。关键词：性格;缄默;愤世嫉俗;残忍;反叛iiContentsAbstract.i中文摘要 .i. Introduction .1.The Main Content an

7、d Comment of Native Son.22.1 The Main Content and Comment of Native Son.12.2 Comment of Native Son.3. Personality Characteristics and The Reasons of the Hero in Native Son.33.1 Silence.63.2 Cynical.73.3 Cruel .83.4 Rebels.9Conclusion.11Bibliography.12Acknowledgements.141. Introduction“ Native Son “

8、is an African American writer Richard Wright 1908-1960 years ) masterpiece. The novel is not only ideologically open black “protest novel“ first of its kind , but also marks the African-American literary art to mature . It is not only the most outstanding representative Wright , and is considered a

9、milestone in black literature . After the publication of the novel , not only shocked the American literature , but also shocked the American society. Western commentators generally agree that from the Wright s “ Native Son “ was published , in order to obtain the status of black literature in the A

10、merican literature , the attention of critics and have a greater impact on the people.“ Native Son ,“ a book reason why there is such an important place in American literature or African-American literature, in my opinion, partly because the major social and historical significance of the theme of t

11、he novel , that it exposes the realist approach the harsh reality of the existence of American society , racial discrimination and class oppression , on the other hand that it successfully created “ Native Son “ that the protagonist Bigger Thomas the black revolt, artistic image of the typical juven

12、ile crime , it makes new understanding of American society a new generation of blacks, racial discrimination , class oppression have a further clear understanding of the problem .This paper analyzes the African-American novelist Richard Wright masterpiece - the novel “ Native Son “ in the hero Bigge

13、r Thomas silence , cynical, cruel, rebellion and other personality characteristics . Also describes the development of his character , change and harsh living conditions , hateful racial discrimination , unequal legal and social system inseparable.The Main Content and Comment of Native Son2.1 The Ma

14、in Content and Comment of Native SonFamous black American writer Richard Wright (RichardWright) masterpiece “ Native Son “ is recognized as a milestone in black literature . The novel describes the living from the rural South to Chicago s black youth Bigger Thomas (BiggerThomas) misfortune . The nov

15、el consists of three parts : “Fear “, “ escape “ and “ destiny .“ Hero Bigger twenties , white Dalton belongings in driver and 2kotelshchik . One day, this night , Miss Mary out drunk , Bigger drove her home , Yin Mali has been unable to walk independently , do not get off the grid had to support he

16、r , then helped her into her bedroom. At this time, Dalton blind wife heard the ring , groping to look at her daughter . Not to be her mother discovered his whereabouts , do not take a pillow over his cell subconsciously Mary s mouth , let her say anything, the results unknowingly suffocated her . D

17、o not freeze in panic in the bodies of Mary moved to the basement boiler room in an attempt to cover his tracks burned his body . Later he attempted Jiahuoyuren , suggesting that Mary was gang kidnapped together with her boyfriend to go . But he told his lover , black girl Beixi tell the truth , she

18、 was later betrayed , he had killed her with a brick . Finally the truth is exposed , Bigger jail , sentenced to electrocution . In this novel , the author created a confrontation, cruel, rebellious artistic image of black youth. Social system of racial oppression and discrimination contributed to h

19、is sharp character, he used to fight with their lives to oppression .2.2 Comment of Native SonBigger black appearance by the shock of the white readers. Prior to this, the American literary works occasionally , mostly black image Wenliang Gong Qian, submissive little , small role , but not the grid

20、is filled with a new black image of hatred and violence. White people always think black slavish , which could be abused , but then now black with admiration , began to have fear of the heart . Public opinion has been vilified blacks whites barbaric nature , frequently murder, rape. Previous general

21、 black writers or deny , or differentiate , only Wright -depth analysis can explore the intrinsic link between criminal activity and the social system , pointing out that neither blacks brutal violent nature nor national identity , but the U.S. social system caused . Bigger s character but the produ

22、ct of American civilization , his crime has some chance, but more importantly, there is a profound social and historical inevitability. Bigger crimes reveals such a cruel fact that only in the case of African Americans and violence will cause extreme white society s attention , in this sense, not a

23、crime and sentenced to capital punishment cell is actually the entire white society sounded the alarm. The irony is that blacks do not represent the grid by mainstream American society is precisely the exclusion and oppression of American society , “ Native Son .“ Here, “ Native Son ,“ the term it w

24、ill have a pun meaning: a born and bred Americans ; Second, and racism in American society created by people , so from a deep sense Bigger crime the reason entirely to blame the United States racist ideas , institutions and laws.3Negro revolt, juvenile crime , which is “ Native Son “ that is a funda

25、mental characteristic of the typical image of the protagonist of this art , it reflects a new generation of blacks to racial discrimination and class oppression discontent , resistance and struggle . It is a new generation of blacks or that blacks are deep reveal latent national character . As Wrigh

26、t in “ Native Son “ in written , the character of the other cell multiplication twelve million (then Kwan black population is 12 million ) , will come to the black ethnic psychology. The main character of this revolt is through fiction story unfolds and shape , and the depth of the excavation is the

27、 character of the course of criminal conduct by its psychological analysis reflected .“ Native Son “ in Chicago “Great Depression“ era is the story of the black youth Bigger Thomas accidentally kills a white employer s daughter , and ultimately the incident were arrested , sentenced to electrocution

28、 story. Fiction Bigger extreme hatred has a strong shocking , forcing people to produce this racial hatred profound psychological thinking . The book is divided into three sections: “Fear “, “ escape “ and “ destiny .“ Bigger live in the ghetto , people squeezed into a four dilapidated shacks . Two

29、beds accounted for more than half went to the room: a bed together brothers , mother and daughter together another bed to sleep , to get up every time the mother and daughter dress , you must first call the two boys looked away . Then the author vividly depicts scenes Bigger kill rats , reflects bot

30、h blacks living in poverty , but also express a living environment to develop from this cruel hero character . Bigger eyes of the protagonist is white “bad nigger“ , but also with his white hate and fear psychology. Discrimination against blacks in white society is pushed to the edge of his life, th

31、e life of despair and fear breeds hatred of his : He hates whites chatter hate social injustice and class oppression. Later, due to the introduction of charitable organizations , he went to wealthy whites and Mr. Leighton Road home to make drivers. That night he drove Mr. Dayton Road and daughter, M

32、iss Mary home. Mary drunk unconscious , had to hold her back Bigger room . At this time, the road and the blind daughter of the room to hear Mrs. Dayton has happened , they came to inquire . Bigger help terrified . Because, according to local laws, black men white women s room night raid will be sen

33、tenced to torture. In desperation , he used a pillow over his mouth , Miss Mary , let her say anything, and the result puts Mary suffocate. To escape the guilt , he stuffed the bodies of Mary boiler , burned his body to cover his tracks , and then wrote an anonymous letter , attempted exculpatory ,

34、and the murder of Mary s boyfriend plummeted head. After the truth brought to light, not the grid with his girlfriend 蓓西 fled , fearing 蓓西 way to turn informant to kill. Bigger still was eventually dispatched police arrested Allure . Court debate , as a communist 4lawyer Max Bigger pointed out the u

35、nderlying causes of crime are social rather than personal, but that did not change Bigger is sentenced to death fate.This revolt , crime artistic characters not only through crime , escape, were arrested and executed plot shape , but from beginning to end along with the psychological description and

36、 analysis nuanced . Personality Characteristics and The Reasons of the Hero in Native Son3.1 SilenceBigger one four live in a small rented room, where dark , rodent disaster. Mother was a devout Christian , sister timid, quiet, submissive brother . All this , do not grid full of resentment , shame ,

37、 pain and anger. His family and the white man in the world to make him feel that he is an outsider . He became a no conscience , no hope , no love and religious people . All this led to his silent character.From the description of the article , we can see , not far from the grid , and his mother, in

38、 terms of ideas. Mother thinks Almighty God to give them endless care, hungry, give them food ; dangerous , giving them security protection. However , do not believe in the Lords presence grid , otherwise the Lord will not let their lives be so painful. He will not even talk to his mother and he hat

39、ed himself, limit his family , but also limit the white world . He does not think people are a moment to whites thankful and fortunate thing. He knew he had no choice , either to whites as a servant , or starve , the painful choice to let him go crazy . His mother did not understand him , he can not

40、 agree with his mother , so he and his mother could not communicate with the mothers questioning him have nothing to say .On the one hand , he did not think black people should be low first-class whites , on the other hand , the moment he had to give white people living in this conflict environment,

41、 he felt helpless and confused. In his opinion, the white indifference , hostility, because they are black and blacks kill them, they shake hands at the same time and you will cut your throat (Elliott, 1991). So , he could not accept the friendly Miss Mary Jane and her boyfriend , for example : let

42、him sit with them in the front seat of the car , along with the restaurant, so he called them instead of Jane and Mr. Jane and Miss Mary Mary , for these cells do not feel fear and confusion . While Mary and Jane harbor silent , cold and indescribable hatred.5He saw the white day peacefulness, a lot

43、 a lot money, and even their own do not have a decent place to stay . Since the inner imbalance , because it can not change the unfair society, due to fear and resentment , and whites together, he was always silent, closed themselves, and keep a distance from the heart on white .3.2 CynicalIn additi

44、on to silent, Bigger also cynical. He occasionally himself, met his kind friend , he would complain about his headlong speak out in order to dump their pain , humiliation and resentment . In his view, what there is white , want to do what you can , and he, no money, no power, no choice. Even hid the

45、 cinema to see a movie , but also can not afford the fare .There are thousands of whites not only work to choose from, they have everything in life you want. Can blacks in education and the social aspects of public transport , theaters , hotels and other services have suffered inhuman treatment . Because it is black , self-