摘要《暮光之城》是一部成功的哥特小说，讲述了吸血鬼与人类之间发生的故事。小说在继承哥特小说特色的同时还进行了大量的创新。本论文将从人物塑造、背景设置以及小说主题三个方面多个角度分析阐述作品所做的继承与创新。论文还从社会趋势与大众心理两个方面对梅尔对《暮光之城》的创新的原因进行探究，从来得出创新的现实意义，并进一步推出《暮光之城》对哥特小说发展史的影响。67372

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Title The Combination of Tradition and Modernity in Twilight 

——The Inheritance and Innovation of Gothic Novel

Abstract

Twilight, a successful gothic novel with gothic elements, tells the story of vampires and human beings. While it follows the features of gothic novel, it has also made many innovations. This essay will elaborate it from three aspects including the character, the setting and the theme of the novel. And the essay will also explore the reasons why Mayer makes such innovations so can we can learn the practical significance of these innovations.

Keywords    twilight   gothic novel   inheritance   innovation    

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Introduction to Gothic Novel 1

1.2 Introduction to Twilight Saga 2

2. Inheritance of Gothic Elements 2

2.1 Inheritance in the Characterization 3

2.1.1 Superpower 3

2.1.2 Personality 3

2.2 Inheritance in the Environment Description 4

2.3 Inheritance in the Theme 5

2.3.1 Struggle Among Vampires 5

2.3.2 Fight between Vampires and Human Beings 6

2.3.3 Battle between Vampires and Werewolves 6

3 Innovation of Gothic Elements 7

3.1 Innovation in the Characterization 7

3.1.1 Appearance 7

3.1.2 Inner Heart 8

3.1.3 Abundant Characters 8

3.2 Innovation in the Environment Description 9

3.3 Innovation in the Theme 10

3.3.1 Friendship between Werewolves and Human Beings 10

3.3.2 True Love between Vampires and Human Beings 10

4. Reasons for These Innovations 11

4.1 To Confine With the Trend of the Society 11

4.2 To Satisfy the Mental Needs of Young People 13

Conclusion 14

Acknowledgments 15

Bibliography 16

1. Introduction

1.1 Introduction to Gothic Novel 

“Novel is an important form in the history of literature. Samuel Richardson identified the gothic novel as a new kind of novel which is the product of the combination of tales and reality. Therefore, critics in the 18th century found that gothic novel successfully combined the traditions of romance and novel which was the new kind of novel. ”(Richardson,  1764：45)