许多评论家从不同角度研究过马克.吐温的代表作《哈克贝利.费恩历险记》中的象征,但几乎无人注意到小说中＂木筏＂的象征意义。作为贯穿小说的重要意象,＂木筏＂不仅仅是哈克逃跑所用的交通工具,而且在哈克的历险旅程中负载着特殊的意蕴。从形式主义新批评的角度看,＂木筏＂象征着自由、伊甸园、诺亚方舟,暗示着人与自然的关系、自由的来之不易及对所谓的文明社会的嘲讽,代表着爱的源头,等等。%Many critics have studied the symbols in Mark Twain＇s masterpiece The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from different perspectives,few critics have paid attention to the symbol of the raft,however.As an important image in the novel,the raft is not only a way of transportation,but has special meanings.From the perspective of the formalistic approach of the New Criticism,the raft symbolizes the freedom,the Eden,Noah＇s Ark and implies the relationships between human and nature,the difficulty of getting freedom,the mock of the so-called civilized society and also represents the origin of love.
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