试论《拓荒者》中的古典自由主义精神

The Spirit of Classical Liberalism in the Pioneers

美国早期文学家詹姆斯·费尼莫尔.库柏的成名作《拓荒者》是对古典自由主义精神的生动阐释。在小说中,库柏以纽约州的腾普尔顿村为视角,以猎人纳提.邦波为代表,生动地展示了美国拓荒者崇尚自由,追求自由和努力捍卫个人自由的古典自由主义精神。小说中的主人公邦波作为美国边疆拓荒者中的一员,义无反顾地坚持自己独立的生活方式,同时为捍卫个人自由,敢向法律叫板,其生活经历正是对美国古典自由主义精神最为生动的阐释。邦波的精神无疑是成千上万美国拓荒者精神的缩影,也是美利坚民族精神的象征。

The Pioneers,by James Fenimore Cooper,an early American writer,is an interpretation of the spirit of classical liberalism.Taking Templeton,a village of New York State as a window and focusing on Natty Bumppo,the leading character of the novel,Cooper shows a vivid picture of an American pioneer,who embraced the ideal of liberalism and strived for individual freedom.In the novel,the hunter persistently opposed the interference of the outside world.Meanwhile,he bravely challenged the laws,which threatened his individual freedom.Bumppo is a typical representative of thousands of American pioneers.His ideal of classical liberalism exemplified the spirit of American people.