Abstract: One of the masterworks of Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is the milestone in American literature. This paper is aimed to study the theme of freedom in the novel by analyzing the constant pursuit of freedom of Huck and black slave Jim: Huck abandons hypocrisy and corruption of “civilized” society to get the mental freedom; Jim escapes from slavery to seek the physical freedom and equality. To Huck, the journey is a journey of moral growth, consciousness and learning. Huck makes the western territory as the new goals, which symbolizes that the Americans continue to bid farewell to the old world and have a better vision and expectations of a free new world. Jim’s consciousness of being an equal “human” embodies that the black people desire freedom and pursue the truly “human” life. In a sense, it reveals that the American people adore and love freedom and equality.
Key words: freedom; Mark Twain; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
摘要: 马克·吐温的著作之一《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》是美国现代文学的里程碑。本文旨在通过分析主人公哈克和黑奴吉姆不断追求自由的过程来研究该小说中的自由主题。哈克想要逃离“文明”的社会虚伪和腐败，获得精神上的自由；而黑奴吉姆则要逃离奴隶制，追求平等。对哈克来说,这次旅程是认识与道德成长、觉悟的旅程,学习的旅程。他把西部领地作为自己的新目标象征了美国人在不断告别陈腐的旧世界和对自由新世界的美好憧憬和期待。而吉姆作为一个平等的“人”的意识的觉醒体现了黑人对自由、对真正“人”的生活的追求与向往，也揭示了美国人民对自由和平等的推崇和热爱。
关键词：自由；马克·吐温；《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》
