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1、毕业设计论文浅析麦琪的礼物中人性的升华四川外语学院成都学院 Chengdu Institute Sichuan International Studies University本科毕业论文题目 中文 浅析麦琪的礼物中人性的升华 外文 A Study on the Sublimation of Humanity in The Gift of the Magi系 别 英语师范系 专 业 英 语 年 级 2009 级 学生姓名 陈 泖 蓉 指导教师 罗 惠 结稿日期 2012年 10月 15日四川外语学院成都学院教务处制 2012年 10 月 15 日填A Study on the Sublimat
2、ion of Humanity in The Gift of the MagiAbstractThe paper will be divided five parts The first part introduces some important information about the background of the author and article The second part will give a detailed description of the hero and heroine The third part puts emphasis on the embodim
3、ent of humanity sublimation It will state from three aspects self-sacrifice selfless dedication and simplicity The forth part indicates the causes of sublimation of humanity And the last part is the conclusion Through the whole analysis we can learn what the true humanity is and have profound unders
4、tanding of humanity depicted in literary worksKey words background humanity sublimation self-sacrifice selfless dedication simplicityA Study on the Sublimation of Humanity inThe Gift of the MagiOutlineThesis Statement Through the whole analysis we can learn what the true humanity is and have profoun
5、d understanding of humanity depicted in literary worksI IntroductionII Depiction of Characters in The Gift of the MagiA Considerate and Meek Heroine B Thoughtful and Kind Hero III The Sublimation of Humanity in The Gift of the MagiA Self-sacrificeB Selfless DedicationC SimplicityIV Causes of Humanit
6、y SublimationA Economic CauseB Political CauseC Individual CauseV ConclusionA Study on the Sublimation of Humanity inThe Gift of the MagiI IntroductionThe Gift of the Magi is a short popular and highly regarded story by O Henry which has moved people such a long period of time all over the world It
7、will be impressed much more people in the following years and centuries The author O Henry 1862-1910 left us 600 short stories which were published in 1917 in 14 volumes Since O Henrys works were published a great many scholars were all over the world had aroused continuous researches into those wor
8、ks and found their values Critics have singled out O Henry as one of the greatest American short story writers-describing him as a writers writer who also possesses universal appealO Henry was brought up by an aunt in Greensboro where at the age of fifteen he went to work in an uncles drugstore He m
9、arried in 1887 and his wife had a daughter in 1889 Because of the troubles that came one after the other he left his wife and child unloaded banana boats In fact his travels were funded by the 30000 proceeds from a robbery committed by one of them These two years on the run provided the initial fuel
10、 for his stories In 1897 after learning of his wifes serious illness Henry returned to Austin knowing that it meant a prison term His wife died that year After his release he headed to New York City where he worked as a journalist The collection of colorful characters in his writing was enhanced by
11、O Henrys habit of wandering the streets and parks talking to people of all conditions He wrote sixty-five short stories in 1904 alone and fifty the next year including The Gift of the MagiThe old classic The Gift of the Magi concerns the unselfish sacrifice a young man and wife make in order to buy
12、Christmas gifts for each other Each secretly selling his or her most prized possession This information revealed of course in the characteristic O Henrys surprising ending However Della and Jim are not saddened by what they seem to have lost In their selfless giving they are likened to the most wise
13、 man O Henry primarily uses the story of the Magi to compare the acts of the two characters in The Gift of the Magi He does this through the use of symbols and by comparing the selfless giving of presents of Della and Jim to that of Magi We know that the author wants to reflect something through the
14、 whole storyThe Gift of the Magi is an extraordinary novel Form the social point of view it is a story about a very poor but blissful young couple named Jim and Della in the end of 18th century in England As a love story one of the most moving things is that in spite of the difficulties in their eve
15、ryday life their true love to each other and the enthusiasm for life doesnt change at all This story reflects the sympathy with the poor and critical to the unfair society At the same time it being the simplicity and true loveSo it was worth to praise and sing the pure humanity As to have a deeper u
16、nderstanding of the contribution that O Henry has made and his achievements the author of this paper would like to discuss his writing techniques in The Gift of the Magi The author holds that his works are mainly characterized on the sublimation of humanity The next three parts of the paper will be discussed the characters the embodiment and the causes of sublimation of humanity then giving a conclusion by summing up his main achieve
