A Study of Heroism in For Whom the Bell Tolls_英语论文

摘要

《丧钟为谁而鸣》以西班牙反法西斯战争为题材，是海明威最具思想性的代表作之一。本文旨在分析小说《丧钟为谁而鸣》中所体现的英雄主义以及英雄主义的影响和意义。文章第一部分主要介绍了作家海明威的生平和《丧钟为谁而鸣》的主要情节内容。第二部分首先介绍了西方文化中英雄主义起源和发展变化，和海明威自身的英雄主义情结；然后分析了英雄主义在小说中的体现，乔丹的英雄事迹和他所体现的英雄主义；最后分析了英雄主义的意义和影响，在混乱的战争背景下，英雄主义激励人们，直面死亡，追求人生价值。第三部分，得出结论。

关键词：海明威；《丧钟为谁而鸣》；罗伯特·乔丹；英雄主义；战争；死亡

Abstract

For Whom the Bell Tolls is about the Spanish anti-fascist war and is one of Hemingway’s masterpieces. This paper aims to analyze the heroism in For Whom The Bell Tolls and significance and influence of heroism. The first part introduces the life of Hemingway and the main contents of For Whom The Bell Tolls. The second part firstly introduces the definition of heroism, the origin and development of heroism in Western literature and the heroism complex of Hemingway; then I analyze the embodiment of heroism in For Whom the Bell Tolls; finally it is the significance and influence of heroism. The third part comes to a conclusion.

Key words: Hemingway; For Whom the Bell Tolls; Robert Jordan; heroism; war; death

Contents

AbstractI

Chinese AbstractII

1. Introduction1.

2. Demonstration.2

2.1. Heroism.2

2.1.1. The development of Heroism.2

2.1.2. Heroism complex of Hemingway 3

2.2. Heroism in the novel. 3

2.2.1. Robert Jordan: A hero dying for ideal.3

2.2.2. The embodiment of heroism.4

2.3. Significance and influence of heroism.6

2.3.1. Looking for light in the dark.6

2.3.2 The immortality of the human spirit.7

3.Conclusion8

Works Cited.9

Bibliography.10