当代灾难小说中人性与个人英雄主义的矛盾-《路》与《迷雾》中的希望和绝望_英语论文

Contradiction between human nature and individualistic heroism in the contemporary disaster novel——hope and despair in The Road and The Mist

摘要

近年来由于各种自然或人为灾害频发，灾难小说得到了人们更多的关注。同为美国畅销书作家，科马克·麦卡锡与斯蒂芬·金在灾难小说方面的辨识度可谓不相上下。本文从《迷雾》和《路》中的人物和情节安排出发，借用马斯洛的人性观点探讨小说中人性的展现，通过对比西方的个人式英雄主义与东方崇尚的集体英雄主义分析小说中英雄形象的实现，并结合小说人物情节，分析小说中所体现的个人英雄主义与完美人性、宗教提倡的人性之间的矛盾。

关键词:人性  个人英雄主义  矛盾

Abstract

Because of various natural or man-made disasters, disaster novels have got more and more attention in recent years. As best-selling authors, Cormac McCarthy and Stephen King maintain similar identification in the aspect of the disaster novel. This paper tries to explore The Mist and The Road on the basis of characters and plots. It explores the realization of human nature by using the Maslow’s idea of human nature, studies the realization of the individualistic hero image of western countries through comparing individualistic hero images and collectivistic hero images advocated by eastern world. It also analyzes the contradictions between individualistic heroism and perfect mode of human nature as well as contradictions between individualistic heroism and humanity advocated by religion in the novels.

Keywords: Human nature   Individualistic heroism   Contradictions