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英美名著影视赏析英美名著影视赏析The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆汤姆索亚历险记索亚历险记 1.1The authors life and literary accomplishment In 1835 Mark Twain was born in the town of Florida,Missouri.Hannibal would become the model for St.Petersburg,the fictionalized setting of Twains two most popular novels,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*.He died in 1910,one of Americas most beloved humorists and storytellers.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer remains perhaps the most popular and widely read of all Twains works.1.1The authors life and literary accomplishment Twain based The Adventures of Tom Sawyer largely on his personal memories of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s.In his preface to the novel，he states that“most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred and that the character of Tom Sawyer has a basis in“a combination of three boys whom I knew.“Indeed，nearly every figure in the novel comes from the young Twains village experience:Aunt Polly shares many characteristics with Twains mother;Mary is based on1.1The authors life and literary accomplishmentTwains sister Pamela;and Sid resembles Twains younger brother,Henry.Huck Finn,the Widow Douglas,and even Injun Joe*also have real-life counterparts,although the actual Injun Joe was more of a harmless drunk than a murderer.Unlike Twains later masterpiece,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer concerns itself primarily with painting an idyllic picture of boyhood life along the Mississippi River.Though Twain satirizes 1.1The authors life and literary accomplishmentadult conventions throughout The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,he leaves untouched certain larger issues that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn explores critically.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer never deals directly with slavery，for example,and,while the towns dislike of Injun Joe suggests a kind of small-town xenophobia,Injun Joes murders more than justify the towns suspicion of him.Because it avoids explicit criticism of racism,slavery,and xenophobia,the novel haslargely escaped the controversy over race and language 1.1The authors life and literary accomplishmentthat has surrounded The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries,and it remains perhaps the most popular and widely read of all Twains works.1.2 Historical background of the Adventures of Tom Sawyer In the 1870s monopoly capitalism prevailed in America.It was against the historical background that Mark Twain wrote the Adventures of Tom Sawyer.Therefore it is of far-reaching historical significance.Based on the social life before the Civil War,Mark Twain wrote his novel,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,in which he recalled his childhood.1.3 Brief summary of the novel Mark Twain based this novel largely on his personal memories of growing up but he also reflected his own ideas and the spirit of the times in the book.In this way the novel avoids a vulgar style of recollection from children.The author concentrates his satire upon the lifeless education in America at that time on the unlucky principal in the town-run primary school.In this way Mark Twain enables people to understand the true nature of what is decadent and on the decline while they enjoy the humor in the book.1.4 CHARACTER LISTTom SawyerThe novels protagonist.Tom is a mischievous boy with an active imagination who spends most of the novel getting himself,and often his friends,into and out of trouble.Tom has a good heart and a strong moral conscience.1.4 CHARACTER LIST 1.4 CHARACTER LIST Aunt PollyToms aunt and guardian.Aunt Polly is a simple,kindhearted woman who struggles to balances her love for her nephew with her duty to discipline him.1.4 CHARACTER LIST1.4 CHARACTER LISTBecky Thatcher（贝奇萨契尔）The newly-moved judges daughter.Tom falls in love with her and tries to get“engaged”to her.1.4 Literary appreciation of the Adventures of Tom Sawyer Soon after it was published in 1876,the Adventures of Tom Sawyer was regarded as a classic story depicting childrens lives in America and has been popular all the time.It was and is still put on the list of required reading for secondary school students in America because it is a good mirror of American history reflecting American peoples adventure,counterculture as well as their national spirit.1.5 Summary of the novel Tom Sawyer,an imaginative and mischievous boy,lives with his aunt,Polly,and his half brother,Sid,in the Mississippi River town of St.Petersburg,Missouri.After playing hooky from school on Friday and dirtying his clothes in a fight,Tom is made to whitewash the fence as punishment on Saturday.At first,Tom is disappointed at having to forfeit his day off.However,he soon cleverly persuades his friends to trade him small treasures*for the privilege of doing his work.He trades these treasures for tickets given out in Sunday school*for memorizing Bible 1.5 Summary of the novel verses and uses the tickets to claim a Bible as a prize.He loses much of his glory,however,when,in response to aquestion to show off his knowledge,he incorrectly answers that the first two disciples were David and Goliath*.Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher,a new girl in town,and persuades her to get“engaged”to him.Their romance collapses when she learns that Tom has been engaged beforeto a girl named Amy Lawrence.Shortly after being shunned by Becky,Tom accompanies Huckleberry Finn,the son of the town drunk,to the graveyard at night to try out a cure for warts.At the graveyard,they witness the murder of young Dr.Robinson by the Native American half-breed 1.5 Summary of the novelInjun Joe.not to tell anyone what they have seen.Injun Joe blames his companion,Muff Potter,a hapless drunk,for the crime.Potter is wrongfully arrested,and Toms anxiety and guilt begin to grow.Tom，Huck，and Toms friend Joe Harper run away to an island to become pirates.While frolicking around and enjoying their newfound freedom，the boys become aware that the community is sounding the river for their bodies.Tom sneaks back home one night to observe the commotion.After a brief moment of remorse at the suffering of his loved ones，Tom is struck by the idea of appearing at his funeral and 1.5 Summary of the novelsurprising everyone.He persuades Joe and Huck to do the same.Their return is met with great rejoicing，and they become the envy and admiration of all their friends.Back in school，Tom gets himself back in Beckys favor after he nobly accepts the blame for a book that she has ripped.Soon Muff Potters trial begins，and Tom，overcome by guilt，testifies against Injun Joe.Potter is acquitted，but Injun Joe flees the courtroom through a window.1.5 Summary of the novel Summer arrives，and Tom and Huck go hunting for buried treasure in a haunted house.After venturing upstairs they hear a noise below.Peering through holes in the floor，they see Injun Joe enter the house disguised as a deaf and mute Spaniard.He and his companion，an unkempt man，plan to bury some stolen treasure of their own.From their hiding spot，Tom and Huck wriggle with delight at the prospect of digging it up.By an amazing coincidence，Injun Joe and his partner find a buried box of gold themselves.When they see Tom and Hucks tools，they become suspicious that someone is sharing their hiding place and carry the gold off instead of reburying it.1.5 Summary of the novel Huck begins to shadow Injun Joe every night，watching for an opportunity to nab the gold.Meanwhile，Tom goes on a picnic to McDougals Cave with Becky and their classmates.That same night，Huck sees Injun Joe and his partner making off with a box.He follows and overhears their plans to attack the Widow Douglas，a kind resident of St.Petersburg.By running to fetch help，Huck forestalls the violence and becomes an anonymous hero.1.5 Summary of the novel Tom and Becky get lost in the cave，and their absence is not discovered until the following morning.The men of the town begin to search for them，but to no avail.Tom and Becky run out of food and candles and begin to weaken.The horror of the situation increases when Tom，looking for a way out of the cave，happens upon Injun Joe，who is using the cave as a hideout.Eventually，just as the searchers are giving up,Tom finds a way out.The town celebrates，and Beckys father，udge Thatcher，locks up the cave.Injun Joe，trapped inside，starves to death.1.5 Summary of the novel A week later，Tom takes Huck to the cave and they find the box of gold，the proceeds of which are invested for them.The Widow Douglas adopts Huck，and，when Huck attempts to escape civilized life，Tom promises him that if he returns to the widow，he can join Toms robber band.Reluctantly，Huck agrees.