Abstract

The Dead is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) , who was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. It is the longest story in the collection and is often considered the best of Joyce's shorter works.Many people pay attention to its rich symbolism. Therefore, imagery, the carrier of symbolism, is of great significance, which make a contribution to understand the theme of The Dead. The images of The Dead is various and complex. So a systematic and clear analysis of them is necessary. This paper has five parts. In the first part, readers will get basic knowledge of Joyce and his The Dead. In the second part, there will be a review on The Dead. In the third part, the writer classifys the main images into two category, one is object image, the other is character image, and analyze them. In the forth part, through “snow” and “Gabriel”, the writer tried to explore the relationship between images and themes. In the last part, via the analysis of these images, there exists a better understanding of the themes of The Dead. And this part not only reveals the subtle relationship between death and rebirth, but also presents Joyce’s patriotism to Ireland, his native lands.

Key words: imagery, snow, Gabriel, death, rebirth

摘        要

《死者》是爱尔兰小说家和诗人詹姆斯•乔伊斯（1882-02-02——1941-01-13）的短篇小说集《都伯林人》的最后一篇。乔伊斯被认为是20世纪早期最具有影响和划时代意义的小说家和诗人。《死者》是该小说集中最长的一篇，同时是乔伊斯最好的短篇小说。它蕴含的丰富的象征主义手法引起了学界的大量关注，而作为象征主义载体的意象具有十分重要的意义，因为它有助于解开《死者》的主题之谜。《死者》中的意象十分复杂，因此，对《死者》中的意象进行系统准确地分析是十分必要的。本文分为五个部分，首先介绍了《死者》的背景知识；其次，分析了国内外对《死者》的研究现状；然后，将《死者》中的主要意象分为两个部分，对其中的主要意象进行分析。进而，以“雪”和“加布里埃尔”两个意象为例，分析其与的主题之间的关系。最后，借助于这样的分析，更好地理解《死者》的主题,揭示《死者》中死亡与复活两个主题之间的微妙关系，表达乔伊斯对故土爱尔兰深厚的感情。

关键词：意象，雪，加布里埃尔，死亡，复活