论《杀死一只知更鸟》中知更鸟的象征意义_英语论文

On the Symbol of the Mockingbird in To Kill A Mockingbird

摘要

哈珀·李是美国20世纪著名的女作家。《杀死一只知更鸟》是由哈珀·李撰写的唯一一部长篇小说。1960年第一次出版并在1961年获得“普利策奖”。它通过司各特和杰姆的眼睛，让读者看到了在当时的美国社会现实下生活的种种不幸的人们，特别是被种族歧视压迫的黑人们。小说通过发生在梅岗镇的故事展现了人性的黑暗以及美国30年代社会的黑暗与不公。本论文讲通过对书中“知更鸟”的象征意义的讨论从而帮助读者对30年代的美国南方的种族歧视有更深的了解。

关键词：知更鸟 象征主义 种族歧视

Abstract

Nelle Harper Lee was a well-known American female writer in twenty century. To Kill A Mockingbird was written by Nelle Harper Lee and it was her only long novel, which was first published in 1960. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It shows to the reader of the unfortunate people living under the American social reality at that time especially the black people who were under the pressure of discrimination through the eyes of Scout and Jem. It touched upon the darkness of human nature and the dark and unfair side of the American society in 1930s through the stories happening in Maycomb town. This paper will discuss the symbol of the mockingbird in the book and help readers to have a deeper understanding of discrimination in South America during 1930s.

Key words: mockingbird symbolism discrimination