《一个干净明亮的地方》和《老人与海》中虚无主义的对比研究_英语论文

A Comparative Study of the Nihilism in A Clean, Well-Lighted Place and The Old Man and the Sea

摘要

诺贝尔文学奖的得主欧内斯特·海明威是响彻美国20世纪文坛的著名小说家，其作品思想深刻，内容丰富，脍炙人口。海明威是“迷惘的一代”的代表人物，其作品的创作大多源于个人的生平经历以及他所处的生活环境背景。短篇小说《一个干净明亮的地方》是海明威的早期作品，是一部典型的虚无主义小说；中篇小说《老人与海》是他的晚期作品，同样表达虚无主义，但细品之下却发现不同，后者的虚无主义是与硬汉精神是紧密联系在一起的。本论文从三个方面探索两部作品中的虚无主义的异同点：死亡主题，人物之间的关系以及主人公的举止。死亡是虚无主义的直接来源，这在两部作品中都有体现。人际关系也是虚无主义的表现方式之一。主人公的举止则显示出两人面对虚无的不同生活态度。

关键词：海明威;虚无主义；死亡

Abstract

Earnest Hemingway, the winner of Nobel Prize in Literature, is an outstanding American novelist in the twentieth century. His writings are noted for profound thoughts and abundant connotations, which are quite popular among readers. As a representative of the Lost Generation, his works are based on his own special experiences, the environment and the age he lives in. One of his early short stories A Clean, Well-Lighted Place is a quintessential novel with nihilism while in The Old Man and the Sea the tough man’s spirit is closely connected with nihilism. The thesis seeks to explore the similarities and differences of the nihilism in the two works from three aspects: the theme of death, relations between characters, and the heroes' acts. Death is the direct source of nihilism, which is reflected in the two works. Interpersonal relationship is a way of manifestation of nihilism and the heroes’ acts show different life attitudes when heroes facing nihilism.

Key words: Hemingway; nihilism; death