邪恶与救赎 《好人难寻》与《小伙子 论文定稿可编辑Word文档格式.docx

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Abstract:

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1Introduction1

2Thecontrastontheauthors’faith2

2.1FlanneryO’Connor2

2.2NathanielHawthorne3

3Thecontrastofcharacterimages3

3.1TheevilimagesinAGoodManIsHardtoFind3

3.2TheevilimagesinYoungGoodmanBrown5

4.Thecontrastofredemptionactions6

4.1TheredemptioninAGoodManIsHardtoFind7

4.2TheredemptioninYoungGoodmanBrown7

5.Conclusion8

Notes9

References10

Acknowledgements12

毕业论文（设计）任务书13

毕业论文（设计）开题报告14

毕业论文设计指导记录表18

毕业论文设计成绩评定表（指导教师用）………………………………………………………19

毕业论文设计成绩评定表（评阅教师用）……………………………………………………19

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邪恶与救赎

—《好人难寻》与《小伙子布朗》的对比研究（提纲）

1.引言邪恶、救赎是国内外学者对奥康纳、霍桑作品一直以来的研究主题,但少有人将两者进行对比研究,尤其是他们的短篇之作《好人难寻》与《小伙子布朗》,本论文就是从这方面着手的。

首先提出邪恶与救赎的中心论点,然后通过作者信仰的对比,作品中人物形象的对比以及人物救赎行为的对比来阐释作品共同的主题—人人皆邪恶,因邪恶而需救赎的因果之道。

2.作者信仰的对比

虽然奥康纳与霍桑处于不同的时代背景,不同的家庭背景以及不同的生活经历之下,但是他们同样深受宗教思想的影响。

对于基督教的原罪观的认可,有着惊人的共鸣。

所以不难发现他们的作品往往向读者呈现出一个罪恶无所不在,罪恶人人皆有的罪人世界。

3.作品的对比《好人难寻》讲述了一个平凡的六口之家外出度假途中被枪杀的离奇、诡异故事。

《小伙子布朗》叙述了一个单纯的年轻人布朗因经不住诱惑而奔赴魔鬼的森林之约的寓言故事。

这一部分就是两部作品的对比,主要从两方面进行探究的:

3.1作品中的人物形象的对比

描述、分析《好人难寻》与《小伙子布朗》中的典型意象,通过人物形象与心理的分析来揭示人物的性格特征。

比如,老祖母、不合时宜以及布朗。

老祖母极度的自私、虚伪。

她为达目的,用尽方法。

面对亲人的离去,却只顾求全自我;

不合时宜是个冷酷无情的杀人魔。

他视生命如草贱,认为生活没什么乐趣可言;

布朗在诱惑之下参加了魔鬼的盛宴,从此活在了痛苦、不信任、精神错乱的世界里。

不同的人物形象揭示出的是隐匿于每个人心中的邪恶因子的存在。

3.2作品中的人物动作行为方式的对比故事中都有罪,都有恶,但同样也有救赎。

读者可以通过人物的动作、言语行为来解读救赎。

有关于老祖母、不合时宜的救赎,有关于布朗的救赎。

可能他们救赎的方式,救赎的程度不同。

但就是这样的救赎行为警示人们,因为罪,因为恶,而需救赎的因果之道。

4.结论通过对《好人难寻》与《小伙子布朗》的对比研究,探索出它们共同的主题—邪恶与救赎,不同的故事揭示给读者的是人人皆邪恶,因恶而需救赎的因果之道。

邪恶与救赎—《好人难寻》与《小伙子布朗》的对比研究

系班:

外本0804姓名:

王晓玲学号:

201002112001指导教师:

杨东升

摘要:

《好人难寻》是美国杰出女作家奥康纳的经典短篇小说,《小伙子布朗》是霍桑的出色短篇之作。

许多评论家都曾尝试着从不同的角度解读这两部作品,而多数人还是将眼球集中于邪恶、救赎之上。

本论文旨在通过两部作品的对比来探求邪恶与救赎的观点。

尽管奥康纳与霍桑家庭背景不同,宗教信仰不同,但他们都有着宗教情结,对原罪观有着惊人的共鸣。

因此不难从他们的作品中发现邪恶的意象与救赎的行为。

通过这两方面的对比,读者能够更好地理解它们共同的主题—人人皆邪恶,因邪恶而需救赎的因果之道。

关键词:

弗兰纳里?

奥康纳,那撒尼尔?

霍桑,原罪,邪恶,救赎

TheEvilandRedemption

AComparativestudyonAGoodManIsHardtoFindandYoungGoodmanBrown

AGoodManIsHardtoFindisaclassicshortstorywrotebytheoutstandingAmericanfemalewriterFlanneryO’Connor.YoungGoodmanBrownisoneofthebestfictionsofNathanielHawthorne.Manycriticstrytoreadthesestoriesfromdifferentangles,whilemostofthemconfinetheireyestotheevilorredemption.Thispaperismainlyonthecontrastofthetwoworks,attemptingtoexploreandsummarizetheissueofevilandredemption.AlthoughO’ConnorandHawthornehavedifferentfamilybackgroundanddifferentfaith,theybothhavethedeepreligioncomplexandhavethecommonsenseoforiginalsin.Soit’seasytofindsomanyevilcharacterimagesandtheredemptionactionsinthetwostories.Bythecontrastoftheseaspects,readerscaneasilyunderstandtheircommontheme—everyoneisbornwithevil,whichneedstoberedeemed.

KeyWords:

O’Connor,Hawthorne,originalsin,evil,redemption

1Introduction

EvilorredemptionisthecommonthemeofAGoodManIsHardtoFindandYoungGoodmanBrown.Inrecentyears,manyscholarsathomeandabroadhavestudieditinmanywaysandalsoreachedaconsiderableheight.However,theyseldommakecontrastbetweentheauthorsandthetwoworks,andstudyevilandredemptiontogether.Onlythedomesticscholar,FangJie,haspublishedapaperonthecontrastoforiginalsinandredemptioninO’ConnorandHawthorne’sworks

ThispaperismainlyonthecontrastofAGoodManIsHardtoFindandYoungGoodmanBrown,attemptingtoexploreandsummarizetheissueofevilandredemption,whichismainlyanalyzedunderthecharacterimagesandtheredemptionactions.Itrevealsaworldofevil,aworldofsin,andaworldneedstoberedeemedThewholepaperconsistsoffourparts.Itbeginswiththeintroductiontothetheme,theauthorsandtheirworks.Thenitmakesacontrastontheauthors’faithfromtheirfamilybackgroundandlifeexperience.Next,itfocusesonthecontrastofworks.Inthispart,itwillbepresentedthecontrastfromtwoaspects:

thecharacterimagesandtheirredemptionactions.Thelastpartmakesconclusionontheevilandredemption.

2Thecontrastontheauthors’faith

AlthoughFlanneryO’ConnorandNathanielHawthornelivedifferentlyinthedifferentfamilyofdifferenttimes,theyaredeeplyinfluencedbytheChristianity.Theyhavethecommonsenseoforiginalsin.Soit'

snothardtofindaworldofevil,aworldofsinoraworldneedstoberedeemedintheirworks

2.1FlanneryO’Connor

FlanneryO’ConnorwasbornonMarch25,1925,inSavannah,Georgia,theonlychildofdevoutRomanCatholicsfromprominentGeorgiafamilies.SavannahistheoldestintellectualcentersofGeorgia,whichhasastrongflavorofCatholics.AndO'

ConnorisaSoutherner,comingfromafamilywithdeeprootsinthereligionanddeeplyinfluencedbythemid-centuryCatholicRevival.SosheisrootedwiththestrongfaithofChristianOrthodoxyfromthebottomofheart.ShecompletelyacceptstheChristianviewoforiginalsinandredemption.She’dliketoconnecteverythingaroundherwithherfaith.ShewriteswithasolidbeliefinalltheChristiandogmas.

OnAugust3,1964,FlanneryO'

Connordiedoflupus,thedegenerativediseasethatwasinheritedfromherfather.Shewasthirty-nineyearsold.FlanneryO'

Connordidnotlivelong,butsheliveddeeply,andwrotebeautifully,asonecriticnoted.Sheisgoodatdepictingthedarkersideofhumanbeings.Inherworks,agoodmanisreallyhardtofind.ThethemesofO'

Connor’sstoriesarerelatedtooriginalsin,themysteryofgraceandredemption,andthefearofGod,soshehasbeenlabeledtoan‘‘established’’author.JustasRobertDrakeasserts,sheisawriterwhohasonly‘‘onestorytotell”.Allofherworksareclosetoreligion.Inordertoshareherfaithwithreaders,O'

Connoralwayschoosestodepictredemptionthroughshocking,oftenviolentactionuponcharactersthatarespirituallyorphysicallygrotesque.Inhereyes,violencecanadjustpeople’sviewofthemselvesaswellastheirreligiousbeliefsandbringthemspiritualredemption.SheisabornCatholicanddeathhasalwaysbeenbrothertoherimagination.Toher,thebirth,death,andresurrectionofJesusChristarethemostsignificantfactsofhumanexistence.

2.2NathanielHawthorne

NathanielHawthornewasbornonJuly4,1804,inaruinedaristocraticfamily,inthecityofSalem,Massachusetts.Hisancestorswereallpuritans,includingJohnHathornetheonlyjudgeinvolvedintheSalemwitchtrialswhoneverrepresentedofhisactions.SoNathaniellateraddeda“w’’tomakehisname“Hawthorne“inordertohidethisrelationandshowhisposition.HisfatherdiedwhentheyoungNathanielwasfouryearsold.Thenhelivedapuritanicalmonasticlifewithhismotherandtwosisters.SoNathanielHawthornewasdeeplyinfluencedbyPuritanismNathanielHawthorneisthedescendentofthepilgrim,havingastrongbeliefinmoraldecree.HeisconsideredanimportantrepresentationofPuritanism.Heisinterestedinthelonelyanddarksideofman,andintheman’sneedtolookintohisownsoul.HeisalsodeeplyinfluencedbytheoriginalsinofPuritan.MuchofHawthorne’swritingcentersonNewEngland,manyworksfeaturingmoralallegorieswithapuritaninspiration.HisfictionworksareconsideredpartoftheRomanticMovement,andmorespecifically,darkromanticism.Histhemesoftencenterontheinherentevilandsinofhumanity,andhisworksoftenhavemoralmessagesanddeeppsychologicalcomplexity.ThisisHawthorne,whohasthecomplicatedfeelingonPuritanism,andbelievesthat“manisbasicallysinfulandevilisthenatureofmankind.”

3Thecontrastofcharacterimages

Therearedifferentcharacterimagesinthedifferentworks.InAGoodManIsHardtoFindandYoungGoodmanBrown,someimagesareverytypical.Theyhavedifferentcharacteristicsandsomeincommon—theevilinheart.Underthecontrastofcharacterimages,itrevealsthatmanisbornwithevil.Moreover,thewaytopresenttheimagesinthetwostoriesisverydifferent.Theformerismainlyshowedbyactionsandwordswhilethelatterisbypsychoanalysis.

3.1TheevilimagesinAGoodManIsHardtoFind

InthestoryAGoodManIsHardtoFind,almosteveryoneisbornwithevil,thegrandmother,thebabyorothers.Thegrandmotherisanextremelyselfishandhypocriticaloldlady.Sheisacontradictionofcomplexstructureininnerandexteriorworld.Thegrandmotherisoutwardlywiseandselflessbutinwardlyfoolishandselfish.Shedresseduplikeanelegantoldlady,butshedidnothinglikethat.Andsheistheindirectmurdererwhokilledthewholefamily.So,tosomeextent,sheisthemostevilcharacter.Sheusesotherstoserveherownpurpose.Inthebeginningofthestory,thegrandmotherdidn’twanttogotoFlorida.InordertochangehersonBailey’smind,shementionsabouttheescapedconvictTheMisfitandsays,“Iwouldn’ttakemychildreninanydirectionwithacriminallikethatalooseinit.Icouldn’tanswertomyconscienceifIdid.”①OnthejourneytoFlorida,whensherecallstheplantationthatsheoncevisitedintheneighborhoodofToombsboroandwantstoseeitagainverymuch,thensheusesthechildrenagain.Shesaystochildren,“Therewasasecretpanelinthishouse.”Shesaidcraftily,nottellingthetruth,butwishingthatshewere.”②ThislifearousestheinterestofthechildrentoseetheplantationandletBaileyturntoroundthatshepointsto.WhenconfrontingwithTheMinister,thegrandmothertrieseverymeanstosaveherself.AsTheMinisterinstructshisacc