【正文】 her than black. So sad she is. However, as a woman slave, she has an attractive appearance. It is doomed that she is not only a slave with economic value but also a tool available for white master to vent their sexual desire. The novel implys to readers when refer to Tom that she once is the plaything of a another prominent noble race. Unfortunately, the white master who makes her to be pregnant is only interested in her body. Also this novel darkly implys that Roxy bees the focused target of her new master when she is sold down the river. And then the hostess retaliates her unscrupulously nearly killed her. Thus it can be seen, what her pretty appearance takes her is . Thesis Chapter 2 An Introduction to Character Analysis 7 just a string of misfortune. Since that she is a slave. Meanwhile, we can get that under the slavery socal background, slaves have no any status. They are treated without dignity, just like dogs. The author, with its peculiar irony, criticizes the American society at that time deeprooted racial discrimination policy, white supremacist and slavery. The Behavior Analysis of Roxy and Wilson In order to distinguish herself and those black slaves slightly, Roxy goes to church like white people and stresses repeatedly in front of her son that his father have the same noble lineage with the judge. Thus it can be seen, in the very bottom of her heart, Roxy feels deeply fear about the terrible slave society system. But on the other hand , she attaches herself to it willingly. This is the most sad place for Roxy as a slavery. 毫無疑問，作為奴隸的羅克西娜對于左右她命運(yùn)的社會規(guī)范幾乎達(dá)到了俯首帖耳的地步。s manner of speech, a stranger would have expected her to be black, we can get the information that the . Thesis Chapter 2 An Introduction to Character Analysis 6 author suggests the difference between black and white. Tone of voice. However only sixteenth of her was black, and that sixteenth did not show. What’s more, with later words about Roxy, we know that Roxy is as same as white people except her tone of voice and hei sixteenth black lineage even she is more beautiful than others. As a very typical, slaves of oppression by white culture. Her life is full of contradictions. She is always in a natural identity crisis. She looks different with the white, but she was born a slave. Her skin is white but her words are vulgar。s manner of speech, a stranger would have expected her to be black, but she was not. Only one sixteenth of her was black, and that sixteenth did not show. She was of majestic form and stature, her attitudes were imposing and statuesque, and her gestures and movements distinguished by a noble and stately grace. Her plexion was very fair, with the rosy glow of vigorous health in her cheeks, her face was full of character and expression, her eyes were brown and liquid, and she had a heavy suit of fine soft hair which was also brown, but the fact was not apparent because her head was bound about with a checkered handkerchief and the hair was concealed under it. Her face was shapely, intelligent, and elyeven beautiful. She had an easy, independent carriagewhen she was among her own casteand a high and sassy way, withal。被買賣的命運(yùn)從一開始就籠罩在小說主人公羅克西娜和同伴們的生活之上，也正是由于懼怕被賣到河的下游去，羅克西娜才一手產(chǎn)生了調(diào)包的想法 .作者通過對小說人物的刻畫，以其特有的諷刺，批判了當(dāng)時(shí)美國社會根深蒂固的種族歧視政策和白人至上主義 . . Thesis Chapter 1 An Introduction to Mark Twain and Pudd’nhead Wilson. 2 Chapter 1 An Introduction to Mark Twain and Pudd’nhead Wilson. Introduction to Mark Twain Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens,18351910) was an American writer, journalist and humorist, who won a worldwide audience for his stories of the yo