20090541109__浅析马克20090541109__浅析马克.doc

本 科 毕 业 论 文 题 目： An Analysis of the Writing Styles of Mark Twain 浅析马克·吐温的写作风格 院 别： 外 国 语 学 院 学 生： 黄 凤 丽 专 业： 英 语 班 级： 2009 级 11 班 指导教师： 丁 华 良 2013年5 月 Contents Abstract. 2 Introduction 3 I. The Humor in the Early Stage 5 A. The Definition of Humor 5 B. The Humor in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 6 II. The Satire and Colloquial Language in the Medium-term 9 A. The Definition of Satire 9 B. The Definition of Colloquial Language 10 C. The Satire and Colloquial Language in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 10 III. The Cynicalness in the Later Period 12 A. The Definition of Cynicalness 12 B. The Cynicalness in The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg 12 Conclusion 13 Notes 15 Bibliography 16 Acknowledgements 17 Abstract: Mark Twain is one of the distinguished American writers and an outstanding representative of American realistic literature in the late nineteenth century. As a master of humor as well as an excellent novelist, Mark Twain established a new milestone for America even the world in the field of literature which won him the great honor—“father of modern American literature.” What impresses the readers most is his special humor and satire. This paper mainly discusses the different writing styles in three of Mark Twain’s works from three stages of his life. In addition, the paper tries to analyze the basic elements that affect the different writing styles of Mark Twain and the influence of such these writing styles. The application of the humor and satire is to show that the works of Mark Twain are masterpiece with profound connotation and to display that Mark Twain is a giant in literature. The use of different writing styles suggests that Mark Twain has made unprecedented great achievements in the history of American literature. Key Words: Mark Twain; writing styles; humor; satire; colloquial language 摘要:马克·吐温是美国十九世纪后半期最杰出的作家之一，也是美国现实主义文学的