--------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏------------------------------------------------Analyses of the Character Satan in The Mysterious Stranger/h1--6----------------------------------------------------精品文档值得收藏----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏------------------------------------------------Analyses of the Character Satan in The Mysterious Stranger/h1--6----------------------------------------------------精品文档值得收藏----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏--------------------------------------------------本站首页免费课件免费试题整册教案教育资讯计划总结英语角幼儿教育文书写作海量教案免费论文网站地图设为首页收藏本站语文科数学科英语科政治科物理科化学科地理科历史科
6----------------------------------------------------精品文档值得收藏----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏------------------------------------------------生物科中考备战高考备战高考试题中考试题教学论文作文园地教学论文经济论文理工论文管理论文法律论文行政论文艺术论文医学论文文史论文农科论文英语论文课程改革教育法规教育管理家长频道您现在的位置：3edu教育网免费论文英语论文语言文化正文3edu教育网,百万资源,完全免费,无需注册,天天更新！AnalysesoftheCharacterSataninTheMysteriousStrangerInTheMysteriousStranger,Satanclaimedhimselfanangel.Butthemisfortunesthathauntedthevillagethereafterarousedsuspectonhim—ishesimplyananglenamedSatanorthedevilthatnomortalmouthcouldhavedaretospellhisname?Angelsinbiblearemessengersfromgodandtheysometimesappearaswarriorsorguardians.ButtheangelnamedSataninTheMysteriousStrangerdoesn’tseemtocarryanyofthesemissions.SatantheRebelAsanangel,Satanis,ironically,theanti-godandanti-Christianpowerintheshortstory.Henevermentionedinthestorythathewassentbygod.Onthecontrary,heisbehavingaccordingtohisowninterest.Thefinger-sizemenandwomenmadebySataninChapter2remindedthereadersthesplendidbiblestoryofGodcreatingtheworldandhuman.ButSatan,thecreatorofthecrowdoflittlehuman,killedthemwithoutmercywhentheylockedthemselvesinquarrelsandfightingandfinallyannoyedhim.Thebloodyscenesentchilltothethreelittlewitnessesaswellasthereaders—Ishumanracealsotheresultofgod’simpulse?ArewedoomedtobesmashedintodirtwhentheCreatorgrewtiredofus?SatanhereisnotothersbutanironicimageoftheCreator,creatingfearsinthereadersandarousingsuspectofGod’sexistence.WiththepresenceofSatan,comesthemisfortuneforthevillagers.Andthevillainsarethosewhohavebeenclosesttogod—FatherAdolfandtheastrologer.FatherAdolfthegod’sserver,whoclaimstohavemetSatanthedevilmorethanonce,spendsmostofhistimefindfaultinfatherpeterinsteadofservingthevillagers.Anotherpriest,FatherPeter,thoughbeingrespectedbythevillagersandhelpedbySatan,ranintoill-fortunesandwasfinallyinsane,whichSatansaidtobethebestcareerforhim.Satan’6----------------------------------------------------精品文档值得收藏----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏------------------------------------------------sexistenceheredisplaystheunderlyingquestioningtotheChristianchurch.Throughoutthestory,however,Satanhimselfisthemysteriouspowerthatcontrolsthelivesofthehumanrace.HetoldTheodorFischerthathumanlifeisachaininwhichatinymovewillwhollychangedone’slifeandthat“amanwillneverdropalinkinhischain”(MarkTwain,TheMysteriousStranger,Ch7)andthatitwasn’tGodthatorderhuman’scareer.Butatthesametime,hehimselfchangedpeople’slifechains.HesaidthatNicholaswilldiein12daysofintendingtosaveadrowninggirl,andtheboydiedexactlythetimehetoldTheodorFischer.Andhechangedthecareerofanumberofthevillagertobebetter,heclaims.Buttoahuman,thebetterlifeinSatan’swordsisonlyshorterlifespanandsuddendeaths.SatantheReminderByshowing,tellingandcondemningthesocialphenomenonSatanremindsTheodorFischer,thestoryteller,oftheflawsinhumanrace.ThisstoryispowerfulnotbecauseMarkTwaintellsthereaderstheflawsinthe“DamnedHumanRace”(MarkTwain,TheDamnedHumanRace)butbecauseitshowstheflawsandwerealizethatitiswhatreallyhappensinreallifeandthatweourselvesareexactlywhatSatansaidtheonlyracewith“MoralSense”–whodoesn’tevendeservetheword“brutal”.Satanistheguideshowingusaroundtheworldtoseeallthestupidthingsdonebythe“DamnedHumanRace”:HeshowedthesuspicionsamongpeoplewhenFatherPeterhesitatedintakingthemoneyforhisfearofbeingtrappedbyhisenemies.Heshowedthecrueltyofhumaninthetorturechamberwhereinstrumentsarecollectedforexecutions.Heshowedthecowardiceofhumanwithhiscondemnationthathumanraceis“madeupofsheep”and“governedbyminorities”.SatantheWriter:MarkTwainWhenTheodorFischer,thelittleboywhoistellingthestory,displaysthecowardiceinMarkTwain,thecharacterSataninthisstoryisthetougherpartofhim,showinghisdisappointmenttowardsGodandChristianity,hisambiguityofthemysteriouspoweroverhuman’slife,andhis6----------------------------------------------------精品文档值得收藏----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏------------------------------------------------harshcriticofthe“DamnedHumanRace”.AndthesurprisingendingofthestorywhereSatantellsTheodorFischerthat“lifeitselfisonlyavision,adream.”(MarkTwain,TheMysteriousStranger,Ch7)mirrorsMarkTwain’sfamousremark:“There’snothing.There’snogod,andnouniverse.Thereisonlyemptyspace,andinitalost,homelessandwonderingandcompanionlessandindestructiblethought.AndIamthatthought.Godandtheuniversesandtimeandlifeanddeathandjoyandsorrowandpainonlyagrotesqueandbrutaldreamevolvedfromthefranticimaginationandthatinsanethought.”6----------------------------------------------------精品文档值得收藏-----------------------------------------------------------
