《愤怒的葡萄》中的圣经典故及其象征意义

Biblical Allusions and Their Symbolical Meanings in
The Grapes of Wrath

Abstract

The grapes of wrath is the representative of John Steinbeck, one of the famous American authors of the Great Depression. Being greatly influenced by the Bible, John Steinbeck uses many allusions, mostly biblical ones, to emphasize the significance of the Joad family and their journey to California. To create the theme, the author even relates characters in the story to characters in the Bible, and models its structure on Old Testament: exodus. Through analyzing the biblical allusions used in “grapes”, main characters and the structure of the novel, and by interpreting their symbolical meanings, this thesis discusses the spirit of the novel — attacked no matter by what kind of distress, the people as a whole will defend their survival without dread.

Key Words: Bible; The Grapes of Wrath; John Steinbeck；biblical allusions; symbolic meanings

摘  要

《愤怒的葡萄》是美国大萧条时期的著名作家约翰•斯坦贝克的代表作之1。由于受《圣经》的影响，约翰•斯坦贝克在小说中运用了许多的圣经典故来强调乔德1家和他们前往加州的旅程的重要意义。为了表达小说的主题，作者将小说的人物与圣经中的人物相关联，并且在结构上还借用了《旧约•出埃及记》的模式。本文通过对圣经典故在“葡萄”、主要人物和小说结构的应用的分析及他们的象征意义的解读，阐述了小说的主题——只要团结1致，任何困难都可以战胜。

关键词：《圣经》、《愤怒的葡萄》、约翰•斯坦贝克、圣经典故、象征意义

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