第 1 页毕毕 业业 论论 文文题目题目 An Analysis of the Character Tom in the Novel Uncle Toms Cabin 学生姓名：学生姓名： 指导教师：指导教师：_ _外语外语 系系 英语英语 专业专业 班班2010 年年 6 月月 13 日日第 2 页毕业论文任务书毕业论文任务书专业 英语 班级 姓名 下发日期 2009 年 12 月 19 日题目 An Analysis of the Character Tom in the Novel Uncle Toms Cabin专题英美文学主 要 内 容 及 要 求汤姆叔叔是斯托夫人笔下颇具争议的人物形象，但其却为世界文坛，为努力解放运动做出了重大的贡献。本文通过大量实例分析，着重赞扬汤姆叔叔诚实忠心、虔诚博爱、敢于反抗的精神。通过分析、对比国际社会对汤姆叔叔的评价，得出结论：汤姆叔叔是人类精神上至高无上的楷模，其善良，忠诚，勇敢等美好品质值得后人学习。主 要 技 术 参 数进 度 及 完 成 日 期2009 年 12 月 19 日 下发毕业论文任务书2010 年 4 月 18 日 交开题报告和论文提纲2010 年 5 月 9 日 交论文初稿2010 年 5 月 30 日 交论文二稿2010 年 6 月 13 日 交论文定稿系主任 签字日期教研室主任签字日期指导教师签字日期第 3 页摘 要斯托夫人笔下的汤姆叔叔虽是奴隶制度下的一个牺牲品，但却是人类精神至高无上的楷模。他用基督教式的博爱温暖了无数穷苦人民，其伟大的牺牲精神使无数后人黯然落泪，更使无数上层统治者心惊胆怯。人们无法忘记诚实、忠心的汤姆叔叔如何竭尽全力的维护自己的主人；更无法忘记如此温顺的汤姆叔叔为了坚守信仰竟以死向敌人反抗。在物欲横流的当今世界，汤姆叔叔以其无私、纯洁、高尚的精神教化着人类的灵魂。关键词：汤姆叔叔，诚实，忠心，反抗第 4 页ABSTRACTUncle Tom, the hero in the writing of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was a sacrifice of slavery. However, he was a supreme model of human spirit. With his Christian love, he comforted numerous people who were suffering poverty and misery. His spirit of sacrifice made many off-springs weep, and shocked and feared a lot of upper rulers. Nowadays, people always remember the honest and loyal Uncle Tom who makes every effort to protect his master. Also, people remember that in order to keep his Christian faith such an obedient Uncle Tom dared to resist his master. In this monetary world today, Uncle Toms spirit of selflessness, purity and nobility edify humans soul.KEY WORDS: Uncle Tom, honest, loyal, resist第 5 页ContentsIntroduction.(9)Chapter One Uncle Toms Obedience(11)1.1 Uncle Toms Honesty.(11)1.2 Uncle Toms Loyalty.(12) 1.2.1 His loyalty to Mr. Shelby(12)1.2.2 His loyalty to Augustine St. Clare.(13)Chapter Two Uncle Toms Christian Love for Humanity.(15)2.1 Uncle Toms Love for the Blacks and the Low.(15)2.2 Uncle Toms Love for the Whites(16)2.2.1 His love for George Shelby(16)2.2.2 His love for Evangeline.(17)2.3 Uncle Toms Love for His Enemies.(19)Chapter Three Uncle Toms Disobedience of Gentle Impulse.(19)Chapter Four Uncle Toms Tragic Ending.(23)4.1 Comparison Between George Harris and Uncle Tom.(23)4.1.1 George Harriss struggle for freedom(23)4.1.2 Uncle Toms sacrifice for freedom.(24)4.2 Introspection of Uncle Toms Death(26)Conclusion.(28)Acknowledgements.(29)Bibliography.(30)第 6 页IntroductionIn 1861, the war between South and North broke out on American land; in 1861, the war of slavery emancipation which erupted in America and permeated into the rest of the world made the whole world shaking. The whole humanity was angry, and the whole negroes were crying Harriet Beecher Stowe, the little woman who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin, was actually the person who waged the war in literal field. Influenced by Calvinism, and seeing salves poor life and slave owners cruelty in America, Stowe determined to write a book to expose the American law, to show her sympathy on the miserable slaves and to remind the whites and the whole worlds humanity. The book was called Uncle Toms Cabin.Uncle Toms Cabin was mainly written into two parts. For one part, it narrated George Harris and her wife Elizas struggle for freedom. Hardly could they bear the American slavery system which would part them and sell their boy, they decided to escape and fled into a free country. Through all difficulties and dangers, they finally reached their ideal land, Canada. For the other part, the book described the protagonist, Uncle Toms ups and downs in his whole life. Unlike George Harris, Uncle Tom accepted all prosperities and adversities befalling upon him, he accepted them sedately and meekly by the support of his Christian religion. However, though the Lord could comfort his soul, he could not protect his body. Under the evil law and evil slavery, Uncle Tom was whipped to death by the cruel slave owner. Not only did the author Harriet Beecher Stowe exalt George Harriss bravery, but also she sympathized Uncle Toms tragedy, and admired his Christian spirit. For the latter one, Stowe had poured out all her efforts and affection, and the topic of this thesis is to analyze Uncle Toms characteristics. As to Uncle Toms characteristics in the novel Uncle Toms Cabin, many foreign and domestic scholars have expressed their viewpoints; among them, some appraised Uncle Tom and some criticized him. For example, in Uncle Toms Image of Xue Yufeng (2002), she thought that Uncle Tom was not only an affectionate Christian, but also a real man who always kept his promise, and stuck to his p