从背景、人物、冲突和主题对小说《阿甘正传》的分析.pdfVIP

An Analysis of Forrest Gump A. Setting 阿甘正传的历史背景是20世纪40年代 到80年代的美国，也是美国历史上最 为动荡的年代。当时，反种族 视的 民权运动，妇女解放运动以及和平反 战运动风起云涌。政治暗杀事件，白 宫丑闻此起彼伏。摇滚乐，吸毒等嬉 皮文化也在战后一代中流行。 B. Character Forrest Gump is the leading character in this novel. He is a stupid boy with an IQ of only 75. He has several characteristics . 1.Simplicity In Forrest Gump’s eyes, the world is not that big as most people imagine. He is not troubled by unnecessary troubles in the seemingly trouble world where trouble seems to succeed in conquering people’s bodies and minds. Forrest Gump is trouble-freed. 2. Devotion Many people only pay attention to dark colors in their life. But Forrest Gump pays attention to what his responsibility requires. For example : running. Gump is found by those play games. And then he is able to enter collage. When having the match, he just stand there without moving. It is until people call him that he starts to run hurriedly and fast and runs like the wind blows. He is stupid, but he devotes all the attention to only one thing: run! Do it and just do it. Jenny , a symbol of degeneration. She represents all the rebellious spirit of that age: drugs, parades, and wander. rebellious As a woman, Jenny refused the traditional way of life. She wants to sing in the bar when she was a student in college. She hangs out with guys and dares to bring Forrest into her dormitory. She travels with strangers and lives with them. All of her experiences showed that she is not a traditional women in the house. C. Conflict I think there is a conflict between Forrest and Jenny . Forrest in the novel is the perfect embodiment of human’s morality. He had good nature as well as good fortune, coupled with innate merits that he had became a successful person . However the heroine, Jenny, is the