Abstract

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy is the greatest Russian writer at the end of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. He is also one of the most outstanding writers in the history of world literature. Resurrection is his masterpiece and the most comprehensive, profound and powerful novel in terms of its criticism of Russian landlords and bourgeois. It becomes one of the immortal classics of world literature.
This thesis analyzes the source of Katusha’s tragedy from the persepective of the hero Nekhludoff, Katusha herself and the cruel social reality. Its core is to explore Katusha’s soul purification and her spiritual and moral resurrection from her experience. The first part briefly introduces Leo Tolstoy and the novel Resurrection; the second part mainly introduces the causes of Katusha’s tragedy; the third part focuses on analyzing Katusha’s regaining of courage to live from Nekhlufoff’s three visits to the prison and how she ultimately got resurrected in spirit with the help of Simon’s love.
This paper aims to help people have a more profound understanding of this novel and inspire people to keep in mind our own moral bottom line and the most basic conscience even when we are faced with tragic life. Only by doing so will we not get lost, and always maintain the true self.

Key word: Katusha; tragic roots; spiritual purification; resurrection

摘  要

    列夫•尼古拉耶维奇•托尔斯泰是19世纪末20世纪初俄国最伟大的作家，也是世界文学史上最杰出的作家之一。《复活》是其代表作，是对俄国地主资产阶级社会批判最全面、深刻、有力的一部长篇小说，成为世界文学不朽名著之一。
论文主要从男主人公聂赫留朵夫，喀秋莎本人以及残酷的社会现实分析喀秋莎悲剧的根源，其核心是从喀秋莎的经历探索其心灵净化历程以及她在精神上和道德上的复活。第一部分简要介绍作者列夫•托尔斯泰和小说《复活》；第二部分主要介绍造成喀秋莎悲剧的原因；第三部分从聂赫留朵夫的三次探监中，着重分析喀秋莎如何重获生活的勇气，并最终从西蒙的爱中，得到了精神上的复活。
本文旨在帮助人们更深刻地理解这部小说并启发人们：即便遭遇悲剧命运也要牢记自己的道德底线和最基本的良心。唯有如此，才不会迷失方向，永远保持真正的自我。

关键词：喀秋莎；悲剧根源；心灵净化；复活