本科生毕业论文设计题目：汤姆索亚的人物性格分析作者姓名： 洛可可 指导教师： 苏文妙 所在学院： 外国语学院 专业（系）： 英语教育 班级（届）： 2013届 完成日期 2013 年 5 月 6 日 An Analysis on the Character of Tom SawyerBYYu HaixiaSu Wenmiao, TutorA Thesis Submitted to Department of English Language and Literature in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of B.A. in English At Hebei Normal UniversityMay 6th, 2013AbstractAs one of Mark Twains representative works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyeris an 1876novelabout a young boy, Tom Sawyer, growing up along theMississippi River. Since the book was published, it is greatly reviewed by thousands of Americans, both children and grown-ups, as this novel is not solely a description of children, but also a symbol of the authors ironic attitude to the hypocritical of the adult world. Undoubtedly, Tom is a clever, playful, and adventurous child. He dares to fight with the social rules, the adults authority and hypocrisy. He never stops making efforts to get free and live in his own way . The reason why people worship Tom Sawyer from generation to generation is that peoples dream for freedom and goodness never die easily. His character has a unique charm. But based on precious research ,this paper probes into the analysis of Tom Sawyers character in three aspects, namely, innocence and romance, wit and leadership, rebellion and heroism, all of which shapes Tom Sawyers unique charm.Key words: child; character; analysis; charm摘要作为马克吐温的代表作品之一，汤姆索亚历险记是一部关于一个生长在密西西比河畔的小男孩，汤姆索亚的小说。这部作品一问世，就受到成千上万美国读者的关注，不光孩子们喜欢，成年人也不例外。因为这不仅仅是一部儿童读本，更是作者从一个孩子的角度，对虚伪的大人世界的讽刺。无疑，汤姆是一个聪明淘气敢于冒险的孩子。他敢于和现有的社会规则，大人世界的权威和伪善作斗争。他从来没有停止过对自由的追求的努力。之所以汤姆索亚受到许多人的佩服在于人们对于自由和善良的渴望没有消失。他的性格有着独特的魅力。基于之前学者的研究，本文从性格方面着手，分三个章节来分析出汤姆索亚的性格，分别是天真浪漫、聪明机智、叛逆勇敢，这三方面的性格特点使得汤姆索亚极具个人魅力。关键词：儿童 性格 分析 魅力Table of ContentsIntroduction.1Chapter1Tom Sawyers Innocence and Romance.5A. Tom Sawyers Innocence.5B. Tom Sawyers Romance.8Chapter 2 Tom Sawyers Wit and Leadership.10A. Tom Sawyers Wit.10B. Tom Sawyers Leadership.12Chapter 3 Tom Sawyers Rebellion and Heroism. 14A. Tom Sawyers Rebellion.14B. Tom Sawyers Heroism.17Conclusion.19Notes.21Bibliography .22vIntroductionSamuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 April 21, 1910), well known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author, humorist and outstanding representative of realism. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was finished in 1876 when the United States ended the Civil War. The nation had thousands of things to do to rebuild their country; people were inspired to try their best to create a new country. At the same time, President Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Emancipation Proclamation made the Negro slaves free from the oppression of Capitalists. The traditional economic model was corrupting, and doomed to be replaced by Capitalism coming from the North. People in this country all lived with new hopes.Tom Sawyer, a naughty and brave boy, soon become one of the well-known characters through American literary history. In writing about childhood experiences, Mark Twain shows the trustworthiness of the heart as seen in children, the pleasure of rural American as seen through childrens eyes, the moral decline that could accompany growing up and the sense of loss when childhood is gone. If Mark Twain does not criticize the social directly as a theorist, the fact more effective in that he shows a genuine hatred for social maturation, societys hypocrisy, authority, and illiberality in the big society background through his skilled use of humor. He is relentless with his humor in exposing the importance of religious teaching in the face of temptation and the iniquity of slavery. In s