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1、The Romanticism and Realism inThe Adventures of Tom SawyerHan XuAbstract: This paper mainly illustrates the realism and romanticism in the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain through describing the background, plots, and the writers writing style. In the first part, the romantic
2、ism shown in this novel will be illustrated by three parts, outgoing characteristics and purely love, vivid language and sophisticated mind, interesting plot and uncommon life. In the second part, readers will see the realism reflected in this novel through the composing direction of The Adventures
3、of Tom Sawyer, and three aspects that affect Mark Twains composition, which includes the influence of his childhood, culture and society progress. The novel is filled with realism as well as the emotional expression of romanticism. It perfectly combines his artistic styles of realism and ideal roman
4、ticism. Key words: Mark Twain; the Adventures of Tom Sawyer; realism; ideal romanticism1. Introduction: This paper mainly illustrates the romanticism and realism in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain uses his humorous writing style to show us a living story of Tom Sawyer and his friends. In th
5、e novel, Mark Twain writes something about bourgeoisies vulgarity, conservatism and greed, taboos on bourgeois childrens education, and religion. And he also describes Tom and his friends pursuit of adventurous, romantic and happy life. The novel is filled with true life of realism as well as the em
6、otional expression of romanticism. Realist authors opted for depictions of everyday and banal activities and experiences, instead of a romanticized or similarly stylized presentation. Romanticism found recurrent themes in the evocation or criticism of the past, the cult of sensibility with its empha
7、sis on women and children, the heroic isolation of the artist or narrator, and respect for a new, wilder, untrammeled and pure nature. Romanticism also helps in the emergence of new ideas and in the process led to the emergence of positive voices that were beneficial for the marginalized sections of
8、 the society. In this novel, Mark Twain shows us the realism by illustrating the life people live in the small town, and satires bourgeoisies vulgarity and greed, the hypocrisy of the childrens education, the morality, and the religion. On the other hand, Mark Twain also states something about Tom a
9、nd his fellows pursuing the legendary, adventurous, romantic, and happy life, to express the beautiful hope to life and dream. However, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain combines the realism and romanticism together, which contributes to the total composition style of the book.2. The roman
10、ticism in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1. Outgoing characteristics and pure love At the beginning of the novel, Tom is a mischievous child. When Toms adventures goes on, however, critical moments show Tom moving away from his childhood concerns and behaving just like a matured adult, making responsib
11、le decisions. Fro example, Toms testimony at Muff Potters trial, he prevents Becky from punishment, and his calm navigation out of the cave. By the end of the novel, Tom is persuading Huck into staying at the Widow Douglass, urging his friend to accept tight collars, Sunday school, and good table ma
12、nners. He is a disobedient character breaking the adult order, but a defender of respectability and responsibility. In the end, growing up for Tom means stepping into the social custom and sacrificing the freedoms of childhood. Yet Toms development isnt totally coherent. The novel jumps back and for
13、th among several narrative lines: Toms general misbehaviors, which climaxes in the Jacksons island adventure; his courtship of Becky, which culminates in his acceptance of blame of the book that she rips; and his struggle with Injun Joe, which ends with Tom and Hucks discovery of treasure. Because o
14、f the picaresque, or episodic, nature of the plot, Toms character can be seen in consistent, as it varies depending upon his situation. Tom is a paradoxical figure in some respects, for example, he isnt in the determinate age. Sometimes Tom shows the nave of a smaller child, with his interests in ma
15、ke-believe and superstitions. On the other hand, Toms romantic interests in Becky and his fascination with Hucks smoking and drinking, which seems more like the concerns of an adult Whether or not a single course of development characterizes Toms adventures, a single character trait - Toms unflaggin
16、g energy and thirst for adventure - propels the development of the novel. Disobedient though he may be, Tom ends up as St. Petersburgs hero.2. Vivid language and sophisticated mind As a writer, Twain starts with humorous style. While The Adventures of Tom Sawyer retains some of the fragmented, episodic qualities of Twains earlier working, the novel represents, in general, a significant literary departure for Twa
