论《蝇王》中人性的幻灭_英语论文

The Disillusionment with Human Nature in Lord of the Flies

摘要

《蝇王》是英国作家威廉·戈尔丁的一部具有哲理性的现代预言式小说。这部小说从不同的角度探讨人类相互残杀的根源，旨在揭示人性恶的主题。戈尔丁一生都在思考人性的问题，在《蝇王》这篇小说中，他用一群孩子之间发生的事情向人们证明人性中存在着恶，告诫人们注意人性的缺陷，呼吁人们对心灵的净化。本文通过对《蝇王》小说的主题，人物性格分析和典型象征的剖析，从而开展了对《蝇王》中所表现出来的人性的救赎以及人性恶的本性进行探讨，最后得出了对人性的反思。

关键词：《蝇王》；人性恶；幻灭；象征

Abstract

Lord of the Flies is a philosophy of the modern prophetic novel written by a British writer William Golding. The novel explores the root inside people about why they kill each other from different angles in order to reveal the theme of evil of human nature. Golding thinks about human nature problems for the whole life, in Lord of the Flies, he uses a group of children to prove that there is evil in human nature, warning people to pay attention to the defects of human nature and calling on people to the purification of the soul. In this thesis, through the theme of the novel, the analysis of main characters and the exploration of classic symbols to show the redemption and evil of human nature in humanity and finally comes to the conclusion of the reflection of human nature.

Key words: Lord of the Flies; the evil of human nature; disillusionment; symbol