卢梭瓦尔登湖毕业论文Thoreaus__walden.doc

2012届 　　 　　　 　　　分类号：I106 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 单位代码 ：10452 某某大学 毕业论文（设计） 敬畏生命： 梭罗《瓦尔登湖》的主题分析 　　　　　　 姓 名　 某某某 　　　　　 学 号　　　  Reverence for Life：A Thematic Analysis of H. D. Thoreau’s Walden A Thesis Submitted to Foreign Languages School of xxxx University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts By Xxxx Supervisor： xxxx April 20, 2012 Acknowledgements Many people have contributed to the writing of this dissertation by providing me their invaluable time, feedbacks, comments and critiques. First and foremost, I would emphasize my greatest debt to Professor Gu Huiping, my advisor, who painstakingly went through the early drafts and provided generously detailed criticism. Without her advice and constant encouragement, it would be impossible for me to achieve the completion of this dissertation. Her expertise and patience gives this thesis more chances to be improved and polished. Deeply impressed by her kindness and strict style, I believe that her influence on me will be lifelong. I would also like to express my appreciation to my classmates for their selfless assistance and patience in helping me at any time. At last, I feel much obliged to my dear parents, who have brought me and support me all the time. No words can fully express my sincere love and gratitude for them. Abstract At present, the ecological crisis is becoming more and more serious and it is a fact that people are chasing material wealth blindly with no attention to the needs from heart, therefore, it is of great educational significance to explore Thoreau’s attitudes towards life embodied in his works Walden. Here the paper attempts to illuminate Thoreau’s life philosophy from three perspectives: returning to simplicity, eco-centric equality and pursuit of spiritual independence, which points out that Thoreau’s idea of a good life is to live a simple, free life and to live with nature harmoniously. Thus,