中美英雄对比 英语论文.docx
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中美英雄对比英语论文
IIntroduction
Heroisasomewhatsubjectiveconcept.Itgenerallyreferstosomeonewhoseabilityisbeyondtheabilityofordinarypeople,theycanleadcommonpeopletodosomethingmeaningful.Ofcourse,heroesalsohavetheirowndistinctcharacters,whicharedifferentfromnations,countriesorregionsandsoon.
Inspiteofdifferentpersonalitiesofheroes,heroworshipexistsalmostineverytypeofculture.Heroism,resultofheroworship,representsspecialsocialculturalpursuitofacultureandtosomeextendinfluencesthedevelopmentofasociety.However,thedefinitionofthesocialvalueofheroismdifferswithcultures.Inthisthesis,theauthorattemptedtoanalysetheheroimageofHiccupinmovieHowtotrainyourdragonsoastodiscussthecharactersofAmericanhero.Bythisway,weareavailabletohaveabetterunderstandingabouttheirvaluesandoutlookonlife.Inaddition,bycomparingthesimilaritiesanddifferencesofheroisminbothAmericaandChinaindetail,wewillhaveamoreprofoundunderstandingabouttheculturaldifferencisebetweenChinaandAmerica.
IILiteratureReview
Previousscholarshavemadeaconcreteexplainationaboutheroismandhaveabriefintroductionaboutitsbackground.
2.1DefinitionofHeroism
Alongwiththeprogressofhumancivilization,theunderstandingofheroismhasbeenformedintotwoaspects.Oneisthehumanitarianspiritvaluesgraduallytooktheplaceofthepastnarrownationalism,nationalismandracialismvalues.Heroismhasawiderangeofsignificanceaboutmankindspiritual.Ontheotherhand,onbehalfofmanykindsofcultureanddifferentnationalvalues,theheroismofdifferentcountriesinmutualcollisionshavebeenconstantlyunderstandingandlearningfromeachother.Heroismwiththetrendofhumanunityandothervariousculturalvalueswillalwaysbeapairofcontradiction.TheUnitedStatesasarepresentativeofwesternculturesystempromotedtheirculturalvalueswithitsstrongeconomicstrength.Tospeakmorespecificly,that‘stoadvocatetheconceptofAmericanheroismandshapetouchingheroimagetoestablishtheleadingpositionofwesternculture.Astheglobalizedworldtoday,inadditiontotheeconomicstrength,it’smoreimportanttoemphasizeculturaldiversityandthecoexistenceofvariousvalues.
TheviewaboveisfromaBritishwriternamedCarlisleinhisbookTheheroesandtheheroworship.Hedidasimpleelaborationaboutpoeple‘sunderstandingtotheheroismtodaysoastoemphasizethesignificanceofculturaldiversityandcoexistenceofdifferentvalues.Well,theauthor’sopinionisjustconsistentwithmywritingpurpose.ThisthesisisbasedonthecontrastoftheAmericanheroandChineseherotodiscusswesternvaluesandtheiroutlookonlife,sothatwecanbetterunderstandthewesternculture,theirwayofthinkingandtheirbelieftostrengthentheideologicalexchangesbetweenChineseandwesternandpromotethefusionoftheirvalues.
2.2BackgroundofAmericanHero
InTheherocomplexinAmericanfilm,theauthorZhouXiaolingclaimedthatheroesaretheproductofgrouplife.Asearlyasancienttimes,somebodyoutstandinginintelligenceorinphysicalstrengthwouldappearaspioneerwhenpeoplefeltpowerlessinfrontofnature.Amongtheseleaders,thosewhoaresuperiorincharacterthantheordinarypeoplecanbecrownedbythetitleof“hero”.Theemergenceoftheherocameasthepublicpsychologicalworshiptohero,thedreamingofsupernormalabilityandthedesiretosucceed.Ineveryone’sinnerheart,thereisadeepherocomplexandworshiporyearningtotheherowhichnodoubtcancauseourresonance.Filmisundoubtedlyoneofthemostpowerfulartforms.HollywoodastheAmerican“dreamworks”hasbeenconstantlyweavingavarietyoffascinatingdreamsfromthedayitbegantowork.“Theheromyth”iswithoutdoubtoneofthemostsuccessfulandtraditionaldreammodes.Countlessheroescameoutfromthescreen,theirbehaviorshavebeenwidelyknown,herocomplexhasbecomeoneofthedistinctcharacteristicsinAmericanmovies.ZhouXiaolingeludicatedthereasonabouttheyearingtoheroandenabledustounderstandmasspsychologytoheroworship.
InthearticleThebasicconditonsofsupercivilianheroinAmericanfilm,theauthorQiJinarguedthat“superman”,“spiderman”and“swordsman”thesethreeseriesoffilmtitlearetranslatedas“man”,canbecalledHollywood“SanXia”movies.While,inthesemovies,heroeshavesupernaturalability,atthesametimeareordinarypeopleindailylife,soitcanbecalledthemsuper“civilianhero”withsupernaturalpower.Thethreefilmshasstrikingconsistencyintheliteraturesource,buildingcommonAmericanmodernmyths.America’s“SanXia”moviesareadaptedfromcartoon,asmodernmythpersuitingperfectionofhuman,reflectpeople’sdeeppotentialconsciousandunconscious.Why“civilianhero”movielike“SanXia”seriesinHollywoodaresopopular?
Toexplainthis,weshouldgettoknowaboutthesocietyandseveralhistoricaleventsoftheUnitedStates.ThescholarsarguedthattheappearanceofthiskindoffilmiscloselyrelatedwithitsnationalunconsciousexistingdeeplyintheUnitedStates.Sotospeak,becauseoftheunconsciousdesiretothecivilianheroamongAmericanpeople,thistypeoffilmisprovidedforagoodopportunitytooccupythemarketing.ThepursuitofAmericanwithdeeppersonalheroismcomplexandaffirmationtoeachindividual’svaluerendertheappearanceof“civilianhero”movie.Theauthormainlyanalyzedthebackgroundandfoundationofthebornofitscivilianhero,presentingagoodreferencetounderstandthecivilianherocomplexintheUnitedStates.
Previousscholarshaveresearchedpeople’spsychologytotheheroworshipandthebackgroundandformingreasonsofheroismplotinAmerica.Sointhispaper,theauthorwillfocusoncomparingthedifferenciesinbothChineseheroandAmericanhero,insteadofthereasonsorbackgroundabouttheformationofhero.Heroisminhumansocietyhasalonghistory,ithas,infact,alreadybecomeakindofculturalphenomenonwhichcanreflectthebasicideologyofeasternandwestern.SuchasChenduxiupointed,“westernnationlayemphasisonindividualismandfighting,bycontrast,thesecurityofcountryandfamilypeaceisinthetoppriorityofOrientalnation”,Inthispaper,theauthorattemptedtoanalysetheheroimageofHiccupinmovieHowtotrainyourdragonsoastodiscussthecharacteristicsofAmericanhero,bythisway,weareavailabletohaveabetterunderstandingabouttheirvaluesandoutlookonlife.Inaddition,throughthecomparisonbetweenChineseheroimageandAmericanheroimage,weareabletogetdistinctidentitiesofvaluesandviewsbothinChinaandtheUnitedStates,therebytohaveamoreprofoundunderstandingabouttheculturaldifferencisebetweenChinaandAmerica,orevenbetweeneasternandwestern.
IIIAnalysisofHeroImageinHowtoTrainYourDragon
InordertogettoknowaboutthecharacteristicsofAmericanheroweshouldanalyseaspecificAmericanheroastheexample.Duringtheanalysisprocess,theauthortrytofromthreeaspectstoanalysetheheroHiccup,asfollows:
firstly,Hiccup’sgrowingbackground,thenit’sHiccup’spersonality,thelastit’shisinterpersonnalrelations.
3.1Hiccup’sgrowingbackground
Inthefilmhowtotrainyoudragon,theVikingtribeislivinginatoughenvironment,whereiscold,lackoffoodandbarrenlanded,andtheyarenaturalhabitantslivingbyhuntingandfishing.Whenrefertohowtodealwiththerelationshipwithnaturalcommunication,thebestmethodisstillconquer.WhentalkingaboutthegreatVikingspirit,Hiccup’sfather,Stoick,astheleaderofthetribe,statedthattheVikingwarriorspiritisstrongenoughtocrushmountains,bareforestsandflatsea.Withtheethicalvaluesofhumancentralism,theVikingsbelievedthattheyaretheonlysubjectandtheslaughterofthenature.Theyareproudoftheirstrongpower.AhugeshapeandthickhairarethecharacteristicsofstrongVikingwarriors,andtheirarmor,helmet,sharpaxeandbigironhammerandsoonistheflagpresentingtheirgreatpower.
Therefore,accordingtothisstandard,GanglyHiccupisconsideredtobelackofthecharacteristicsoftheVikingwarrior,forheisnotfullofmuscleandseemstolackofcourageandhonor.Hiccup'sfatherisastrongandmightyleader,however,hissonisthinandsmall,averyalternativeboy.UnderthebackgroundoftheVikingsancientviewthatpoweriseverything,dragonbecomemustbeconqueredobjectfortheVikings.KillingdragonhasbeenatraditionalculturepassingdownfromthegenerationoftheVikings.Thedragonhasbeenputonalabelofdangerousintheirancientbooks.Youngpeopleallweretoughtthatdragonmustbeslaughtered.Theirdefinitiontoheroalsomakeaprofoundinfluence,totheirculturaltradition,thus,thosewhocanfightwithdragonandsuccessfullykilldragoniscreditedastheVikingwarriors.
AsthesonoftheVikingleader,HiccupshouldsetanexampletotaketheleadtobecomeaVikingwarriorhonoredbyhispeople.However,eitherfromtheappearanceorinnerpart,HiccupisnotcompatiblewithaVikingwarrior.Athinbodycannotfightwiththefiercedragon,what’sworse,Hiccupwouldbringunexpectedtroublesinthebattlefromtimetotime,sohisfatherandotherpeopleinthetribeneverholdoutanyhopeonHiccup,evenarealittlebitdisappointed.TheywouldfightwithdragonratherthanstaytotakecareofHiccup.
Ingeneral,Hiccupjustlikeasquarepeginaroundhole,.growingupindifferentsurroundings.Thoughhelooksweak,doesnotlikeaVikingwarriorofstrongbody,intheharshlivingconditions,
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