Comment on Mark Twain’s work
“Huckleberry Finn”of the view on humor and irony
A Thesis Submitted
to School of Foreign Languages, Xuchang University
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts
By Ma Dongge
Supervisor:Xu Zhongyong
May 15, 2010
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Acknowledgement
This paper has finally come into being after several months of hard work.
From the very beginning when I chose the topic till the completion of the paper, I have benefited from many people whose help I must acknowledge.
I am particularly grateful to my tutor, Xu Zhongyong, for his valuable suggestions and commentary ideas, and for his patience in correcting the draft. Without his guidance and help, timely completion of this paper would not be possible.
Thanks are also due to my classmates and friends for their constant encouragement and assistance in the course of writing.
Yet I have to acknowledge that I am independently responsible for the paper and I am the person to blame for any pitfalls, flaws and neglects in it.
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摘要
马克·吐温是一个世界闻名的幽默大师.《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》是他的代表作,这部小说堪称经典。这篇论文介绍了马克·吐温和他的幽默、讽刺,找出小说《哈克贝利·费
恩历险记》中幽默的来源和目的,详尽地研究了马克·吐温的幽默与讽刺。 关键词:马克·吐温,《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》,幽默,讽刺
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Abstract
MarkTwain is a world-renowned humorist. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is his masterpiece, this novel has been listed in the conon of great novels.This paper introduces Twain’s biograph,explores the source and purpose of his humor , and has a study on MarkTwain’s humor and irony in detail.
Key words: MarkTwain, The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, Humor, Irony
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements.......................................................................................................................I 摘要.............................................................................................................................................II Abstract......................................................................................................................................III Table of Contents........................................................................................................................IV Introduction...................................................................................................................................1 Chapter One MarkTwain and his humor and irony ......................................................................2 1.1 The Biograohical Sketch of Mark Twain ...........................................................................2 1.2 The reason of Mark Twain’s humor and irony’s formation.............................................3 1.2.1 Social influence.....................................................................................................2 1.2.2 Personal encounters..................................................................................................3 Chapter Two Four..Sources of Twain’s humor and irony in Huckleberry Finn.................6 2.1 The Vernacular language...............................................................................................6 2.2 Situation..............................................................................6 2.3 Caricature…………………………………………….......................7 2 .4 The contrast between speech and act …………………….……………………………4 Chapter Three Purpose and Effect of Twain’s humor in Huckleberry Finn ......................9 3.1 Humor for fun ……..……….………………………………..................................9 3.2 Humor for irony……………….………………….............................................9 Conclusion.................................................................................................................................14 Works Cited................................................................................................................................15
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