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1、Analyses of the Main Characters in Uncle Toms CabinAbstractThe Bible influences western life and culture deeply. Mrs. Stowe (18111896）the author of Novel Uncle Toms Cabin is also influenced by it. On the basis of Bible, the author attempts to analyze the backgrounds of times and the purposes she com
2、poses 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. Stowes solution to instituti
3、on of slavery and the results. However, in her times, her nonresistant policy to topple the slavery fails completely.key words : Bible; christianity; personal character 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
4、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1 Introduction1.1 Background Greek culture and Hebrew culture have great influence on western culture. In Hebrew culture, there is a book named Bible, which is an important literacy work in the world. It is divided into two parts: the Old Testament an
5、d the New Testament. It includes the essence of Hebrew culture. During the eleventh century, Hebrew people become prosperous and dominated a large area. At the same, they spread their culture, so Christianity becomes a powerful and influential religion during. Many famous artists and writers adapted
6、 the stories in Bible to compose the immortal works. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), a nineteenth century American female writer, was also influenced by the book. Stowe was born into a respectable family that was to become famous: her father Lyman was a clergyman who was famous for supporting abo
7、litionism, and ever held the post of director of Lane Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio. Her husband Calvin Ellis Stowe was one of the leading professors in the seminary. Two of her brothers, Henry Ward and Edward, were celebrated preachers. And her older sisterCatherine, she is the pioneer in Womens educa
8、tion. The family were all opposing to raising slaves and they were all famous abolitionists. Coming from a family with good Christian tradition, she was deeply influenced by Christianity and became a pious Christian. As her family were all opposing to raising slaves, she was influenced by them and h
9、eld the anti-slavery belief. She stood up for the belief that slavery should be abolished. Mrs. Stowe believed and loved religion and pays attention to the problems of society and morality. Influenced by Christianity, she held the belief that each man is born to be equal and should enjoy freedom, so
10、 she was strongly against slavery, which betrayed the ideas in Christianity. In Christianity, people are equal in soul and should enjoy freedom. She often tried to do something about changing the conditions of slaves. To learn more details about slavery, she even went to the South to see the miserab
11、le conditions of slaves with her own eyes. Especially when the enactment of the “Fugitive Slave Act”in 1850. Mrs. Stowe was infuriated and influenced by the innumerable anti-slavery events and persons. Influenced by the idea in Christianity that people are equal in soul and should enjoy freedom and
12、the belief that slavery should be abolished, she decided to compose a novel to lash the slavery. The blending of pious belief in Christianity and abolishing slavery resulted in Uncle Toms Cabin.1.2 The summary of novelTom was a slave of Mr. Shelby who was a slaveholder in Kentucky, he sincerely beli
13、eved in Christianity. Once Mr. Shelby was encumbered by debt, he decided to sell Tom and another female slave and her son. Knowing the news, Eliza and her son ran away immediately but Tom would stay to be sold to Haleya slaver. As a result, he was sold to New Orleans by Haley.On board the boat bound
14、 for New Orleans, Tom saved the life of young Eva.St. Clare, Evas father, purchased Tom with gratitude. In St. Clares home, Tom lived a happy life for two years. Eva and he became good friends. But after Eva and her fathers death, Toms fate was changed again. He was sent by Evas mother to an auction
15、 market to sell. Tom was bought by a slaveholder named Legree. Legree was cruel to slaves and addicted to alcohol. At last, when Tom protected two female slaves from being captured, he was beaten to death viciously by Legree. When he was dying, his former masters sonGeorge Shelby got the plantation
16、and bought Toms body with huge wealth.At the same time, Eliza and her son met her husbandGeorge Harris, who disguised himself as a Spaniard and brought a gun with himself. He shot a slaver on his way to Canada. At last, he and his family got together in the Canadaa free country.2. Character Analysis Mrs. Stowe portrays several vivid characters with distinctive temperament. Among them, there are the white and the black, the
