美国文学 期末考试 总结一.docx

美国文学期末考试总结一

第一篇：美国文学期末考试总结一1.TheMinister’sBlackVeil--Hawthorne,人物：Hooper总结：AuniversallybelovedministerappearsinchurchoneSundaywearingasmallblackveilwhichhideshisfacefromtheforeheadtothemouth.Everyoneismadeuneasybythis.AfterhehaswornitforseveralSundaysadelegationfromthecongregationgotohishometoaskhimtoremoveit,oratleastexplainwhyheiswearingit.Butintimidated胁迫bytheveil,theyareafraidtoraisethesubject.Hisbride-to-bethendeclaresshewillspeaktohimaboutit.Whenhewillnotdiscussthematterwithhershesayssheisafraidtomarryhimunlessheliftstheveilatleastonce,ortellsherwhyhemustrefuses.Hewillnotbutbegshertomarryhimanyway,insteadofcondemningthemeachtoalonelylife.Hecontinuestoweartheveilthroughoutalonelylife.Everyoneavoidshimbuthissermons布道becomeevenmoreimpressiveandmanypeoplearebroughttoastateofgracebythem.“blackveil”symbolizesthecoverusedtokeepone’sguiltasasecret.2.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn—MarkTwain人物：Huck,Jim1.Huck’squestforfreedomandJim’squestforanti-slavery2.Societyvs.inpidual3.Huck’birthandrebirth4.Huck’slonelinessandisolation人物性格分析：Huckisalwayspracticalandnatural,exhibitinggoodcommonsense.Huckisextremelyadaptable.Huckisalsoveryshrewdandpossessesagoodinventiveability.Hissympathyforotherhumanbeings,hisshrewdnessandingenuity,hisbasicintelligence,hisgoodcommonsenseandhisbasicpracticality.3.AnAmericanTragedy--TheodoreDreiser人物：ClydeGriffths总结：Clydethinksmoneyandsuccesswillbringhimhappiness.Whenapregnantgirlfriendthreatenstodestroythisdream,heplanstokillher.Atthelastmoment,hechangeshismind,butthegirldiesaccidentallyanyway.SinceClydehasdecidednottokillher,ishereallyresponsibleforherdeath?Thisbecomesthemainquestionduringthetrial审判.Thetrialitselfisnotreallyfair.Thenewspapersstiruppublicangeragainsthim.Intheend,Clydeisexecuted.Clearly,DreiserbelievesthatClydeisnotreallyguilty.Dreisercallshisnovelatragedy,andincertainwaysitissimilartoclassicalGreektragedy.Itconcentratesonasingleinpidual,whogivesitunity;andhisinpidualiseventuallydestroyedbyforceswhichhecannotcontrol.4.TheHairyApe—Eug