AcknowledgementsIamdeeplygratefultoMr.LiuZhigang,mytutor,towhomIoweagreatdealofgratitudeandappreciation.Mr.Liugavemealotofinvaluableinstructionsandhelpedmemuchineverystageofmythesiswriting.Hispatienthelpandtimelyencouragementareworthyofhighacknowledgement.Iwouldalsoliketooffermysinceregratitudetothoseteacherswhospendtheirprecioustimeinreadingthisthesis.Moreover,tothankallmyfriends,Icouldnothavefinishedmypaperwithouttheirhelp.Finally,Iwouldalsoliketotakethisopportunitytothankmyparentswhogivemeconfidenceandenablemetodomyownworkfreely.AbstractTheGrapesofWrathwasamodernAmericannovelbyJohnSteinbeckandmainlydescribedtheeconomicpanicof1930sinUnitedStateswhereagreatnumberoffarmerswentbankruptandfledfromfamine.Thestorydepictedathrillingpictureofsocialstruggle,inwhichseveralleadingcharactersreflectedayearningforexistence.Inthisstory,people’smutualindependenceandhelp,theirvigorousandperseverantlifeandtheconnotationofhumannatureinbenevolenceandkindheartednesshadhighlightedthegloryofhumanitarianthoughts,thussublimatingthehumanity.KeyWords：economy;socialstruggle;desireforexistence;humannature摘要《愤怒的葡萄》是美国现代小说家约翰斯坦贝克的作品。它主要描写了美国三十年代经济恐慌期间大批农民破产，逃荒的故事，反映惊心动魄的社会斗争图景，在几个主要人物身上体现了一种对人生的生存欲望的向往，人类的相互依存和互助，生命的生生不息和坚忍不拔以及人类的善良和仁爱精神的人性内涵，彰显人道主义思想的光辉，从而人性再次得到了升华。关键词：经济；社会斗争；生存欲望；人性1.IntroductionJohnSteinbeckwasanAmericanwriter,whowasborninamiddle-classfamilyinCalifornia.Helivedinthetown,witharanch,andlovedthenaturalsceneryofthecountryside.Byhismother’sinfluence,heveryearlycontactedwithEuropeanclassicalliterature,suchas“theBible”andArthurKinglegendstory.In1919,JohnSteinbeckwenttoStanfordUniversitytostudy.Duringthelearningperiod,thefarmerandtheroadtransportedteamworkers.Hewasfamiliarwiththepeopleatthebottomofsociety,andmanyofhisworkswerebasedontheirherosaswellastheperformanceofthebottomofthekind,simplecharacter,creatinga“Steinbeckhero”image.Inthelate1930s,thevigorousdevelopmentoftheworkers’movementmadeSteinbeckagreatinfluence.In1935,“TottiPrefecture”publishedthenimmediatelyreceivedpraise,andlaterpublished“victoriousbattle”,“mouseandpeople”,“longvalley”,“angrygrapes”werehismasterpieces.ItwonthePulitzerPrize.In1937and1947,SteinbeckvisitedtheNordicandtheSovietUniontwice.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,hewenttoEuropeasawarcorrespondenttowritereportsandpropagandaworks.Thelatemainworksweretwonovels“EdentotheEast”and“OurDissatisfiedWinter”.TheGrapesofWrathwaswrittenbySteinbeck.IntheUnitedStatesin1930s,asthebackgroundoftheGreatDepressionofthedocumentaryfictionmasterpiece,therewasareflectionoftheplightofpeople’sdisturbance,castigatingAmericansocialandeconomicillsofleft-wingliteraryworks.Thenovelreflectedthe30sGreatDepressionofAmericanSociety:manyfarmersleftthehometown,andforcedbybigbusinesstravel,hopingtofindtheir“HopeTown”California,buttheyhadhardshipsandsetbacks.AnovelbyJoadastherepresentation,inwhichabouttwelveofthemfledfromOklahomatoCalifornia.Itwasadifficultexperience.Inseveralofthemaincharacters,wesawadesireforsurvivaloflife,humaninterdependence,mutualaid,theconnotationofhumannatureandhumanlife,lifeandgrowthinnaturegood,firmandindomitablespiritofbenevolence.InSteinbeck’sview,thesehumannatureconnotationh...
