The Analysis of Major Characters

in Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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Abstrate

The Bible influences western life and culture deeply. Mrs. Stowe (1811—1896)----the author of Novel Uncle Tom?s Cabin is also influenced by it. On the basis of Bible, the author attempts to analyze the backgrounds of times and the purposes she composes it, and analyze several characters, such as Uncle Tom, Little Eva, Eliza and some pious christian mothers. With the analysis of these persons and the comparison with the characters in Bible to reveal the christianity in this novel. At last, the author explores Mrs. Stowe?s solution to institution of slavery and the results. However, in her times, her non—resistant policy to topple the slavery fails completely.

[Key words] Bible; christianity; personal character

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内容摘要

《圣经》对西方生活及文化的影响至深，《汤姆叔叔的小屋》的作者斯陀夫人也深受其影响。本文以《圣经》原形以及基督教义精神为基础，先试图分析斯陀夫人所处的时代背景及她创作这部小说的意图，再分析小说中的几类人物形象，如汤姆叔叔、小伊娃、及几位虔诚的基督教徒母亲。通过对这些人物特点的分析，以及所表现的基督精神，揭示这部小说中强烈的宗教理念。

关键词：圣经; 基督教; 人物特点

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Contents

Abstract（英文）..................................................................................................i Abstract（中文）..................................................................................................ii 1. Introduction......................................................................................................1 2. Background and the introduction of the author................................................1 2.1 The summary of the novel..........................................................................2 3. Character analysis.............................................................................................3 3.1 Tom..............................................................................................................3 3.2 Little Eva…………………………………………………………………..6 3.3 Ideal Mothers--- Mrs. Shelby, St. Clare?s mother, Legree? s mother……..8 3.3.1 Mrs. Shelby………………………………………………………….8 3.3.2 St. Clare?s mother……………………………………………………9 3.3.3 Legree? s Mother……………………………………………………...10 3.4 George Harris………………………………………………………………11 3.5 Qimbo and Sambo…………………………………………………………..11 4. Character Classification………………………………………………………….11 5. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………12 Works cited…………………………………………………………………………..13

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