愤怒中觉醒的人们—论斯坦贝克的《愤怒的葡萄》

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　　 American novelist, story writef, playwright, and essayist, John Steinbeck was bom in Salinas, California in 1902 and attended Stanford University intermittently from 1919--1925. Author of more than thirty books, Steinbeck achieved his first popular and critical successes with two short noveIs, Tortilla Flats(1935) and Of Mce and Men(l937). His major contributions to literature also include The FOrgOtten Nllop The Pearl, Cannery Row East Of Edn and The GraPes of math. Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in l962. He is best remembered for The GraPes of nyath (l939), a novel widely considered to be a twentieth century classic. The epic about the migration of the Joad family, driven from its bit of Iand in Oklahoma to California, touched off a wide debate about the hard life of migrant laborers, and helped to put an agricultural refOrm into effect. "A portrait of the bitter conflict betweel1 the powerfLl and the powerless, of one man's tierce reaction to in justice, and of a peop1e's quiet, stoicaI strength, The GraPes of malh is a landmark of American literature, one that captures the horrors of the Great Depression as it probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America."1 The study of John Steinbeck in this thesis centers on the themes and stylistic features of The GraPes of math, and the whole thesis is divided into five parts f Introduction, The Man and His Works, Character Analysis, Artistic Features, Thematic Study and Conclusion. The introduction has provided some basic information about Steinbeck and his literary creations, including his status in and contributions to American literature, and his thematic and artistic characteristics in general. AIso this chapter has spared space considerably to il1ustrating the main framework of and specific approaches in analyzing in this thesis. In Chapter One, John Steinbeck: The Man and His Works, Steinbeck's life and his major works are introduced, briefly covering his literary career from the early apprenticeship to his later masterly success. An outline of the story of The Grapes of ffeath, the best-remembered masterpiece of Steinbeck, is also included. At the end of this chaptef, a brief survey of various critical evaluations of Steinbeck is offered to give some insight into understanding the present downfall of Steinbeck's literary fame. Chapter Two centers on character analysis of The GraPes of ruth. According to their 1 Letter to Elizabeth Otis, 15 December 1939, in St.inb..k: A Lde in Letters, ed. Elaine Steinbeck And Robert Wallsten, 209 (New York, Viking Press, 1975) Synopsis due weight in the novel, two characters have been singled out for detailed analysis. First and foremost, Jim Casy jumps into our horizon, for without him, the novel is a book without theme, a science without philosophy and a man without soul. Another important character Tom Joad, the disciple of Jim Casy and the executam of his philosophy by his significance and proportion as the chief character also rings out in clarion for special care and treatment in this character analysis. Chapter Three addresses mainly two most protruding aYtistic features of The GraPes of ffeath. One of the most peculiar artistic features of the novel is the display of many different, distinct prose styles, showing Steinbeck's mastery of the English language. Some of the prose styles in the interchapters of the novel strike amazing similarity with the Old Testament, sharing the same simplicity of diction, the concrete details, the iterations, and the balance structure. Some of the prose styles could be termed as a "chameleon of real life", demonstrating a marvel of likeness with natural sounds, colors and movements. The great variety of prose styles and subject matters fOund in the novel's interchapters not only has vaIue as Americana, a faithful reflection of American life, but creates a sense of reality far beyond that of literary reporting. This sense of reality not only demonstrate
【学位单位】：厦门大学
【学位级别】：硕士
【学位年份】：2002
【中图分类】：I106.4
【文章目录】：
Synopsis
Introduction
Chapter One John Steinbeck：The Man and His Works
    Ⅰ． John Steinbeck’s Life Experience
    Ⅱ． Social and Historical Background of the Depression
    Ⅲ． The Grapes of Wrath：A Short Summary
    Ⅳ． Different Critical Responses
Chapter Two Character Analysis
    Ⅰ． Jim Casy：the Spiritual Guide
        A． Jim Casy as a Christ Figure
        B． The Development of Jim Casy’s Religious Belief
    Ⅱ． Tom Joad：a Fighter in Formation
Chapter Three Artistic Features
    Ⅰ． Prose Styles
        A． Diversified Prose Styles in the Interchapters
        B． The Similarities between Prose Styles and the Bible
    Ⅱ． Symbolism
        A． The“Dust”：the Encroaching Destruction
        B． The“Turtle”：Strenuous Effort，yet Steady Progress
        C． The“Grapes”：the Wrath，the People，and the Invincible Spirit
Chapter Four Two Thematic Studies
    Ⅰ． From“I”to“We”：a Love that Goes Beyond the Confinement of Self
        A． Anti-Collectivism Forces
        B． Collectivism Forces
            a． The Philosophies of Jim Casy
            b． Sharing：all Important Collectivism Force
    Ⅱ． Human Mobility：an Inalienable Characteristic of humankind
        A． The Psychological and Economical Cost of Human Mobility
        B． New Life Patterns and Human Behavior Associated with Human Mobility
        C． The Problems Associating with the End of Mobility，the Settlement
Conclusion
Bibliography

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1 彭涛;《愤怒的葡萄》与《罐头厂街》中的责任感[D];南昌大学;2007年

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