A Comparison of Themes between The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn and Gulliver’s Travels.doc

《哈克贝利芬历险记》与《格列夫游记》的主题思想比较 A Comparison of Themes between The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn and Gulliver’s Travels Contents Introduction………………………………..……….…….…...…..…1 A. Introduction of Huckleberry Finn………………………………….1 1. Life and works of Mark Twain…….………………….………..…1 B. Introduction of Gulliver’s Travels………………………….…...1 1. Life and works of Swift…………………………………………..2 II. The Theme in Huckleberry Finn…………………………………2 A. The humor in Huckleberry Finn……………………………………2 B. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’s symbols……………………3 C. Satiric art in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn………..…………..3 III. The Theme in Gulliver’s Travels…………………………………..5 A. The humor in Gulliver’s Travels……………………………………...5 B. Gulliver’s Travels’ symbols…………………………….……………6 C. Satiric art in Gulliver’s Travels………………………………………6 Ⅳ. A Comparison of Themes between The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Gulliver’s Travels……………………………………………..7 A. Different points in the themes in these two novels…………………..7 Ⅴ.Conclusion………………………………………………9 Works Cited…………………………………………………………….11 Abstract: In mid and late 19th century, appeared a new literary trend－critical realism. The critical realists described with much vividness and artistic skill the chief traits (characteristics) of the society and criticized the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint. Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift were the greatest representatives of critical realists. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, makes its own contribution to the shaping of cultural and social history, As Huck and Jim go along the Mississippi in the raft, Mark Twain represents the black and white co-operation, The mutual generosity, and potential for harmony realizes within the limits of this embryonic interracial community. However, provides a defusing of the accepted power relations and a model of a new racial dynamic. Gulliver’s travels describe the author traveled some different countries， it was a successful novel with humorous and critical, it attacked British and European soc