考麦克·麦卡锡小说《路》中的食人现象探析_英语论文

Comment on the cannibalism in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road

摘要

小说《路》是美国作家考麦克·麦卡锡在2006年完成的作品。这部小说讲述了在世界末日之后一对父与子的故事。这对父子在灾难后历经千幸万苦克服重重艰险，一路上穿越过灾难后过往文明的废墟朝着南方的海边艰难的行进。这部小说之中提及的食人主义与现象也是这部小说之中的一个亮眼之处。人吃人的现象展现了人性的沦丧，显示了在世界末日之后爱与人性的丢失。本篇论文主要结合中国历史上的食人现象与小说之中的食人联系，从总结出人吃人的4大原因：1.求生性食人--因战争与灾荒引起的食人行为；2.因特殊目的引起的食人行为；3.人肉的医疗“效用”而导致的食人行为；4祭祀而导致的食人行为。通过食人原因的探析揭露在人性深处隐藏的鲜为人知的问题，探索人吃人之谜。

关键词:《路》  世界末日   食人主义  人性

Abstract

The Road is a novel written by American writer Cormac McCarthy in 2006. It is a post-apocalyptic tale about a father and his young son. They overcome many difficulties and struggle to cross the ruins of civilization ahead to the beach. The cannibalism plots in the novel is a highlight. It not only shows the degeneration of humanity, but also presents how love and humanity are lost after apocalypse. This paper mainly researches on the cannibalism in the novel as well as the cannibalism in Chinese history. Four motivations causing cannibalism are listed in the paper: 1.Cannibalism for survival due to wars or natural disasters; 2.Cannibalism for particular purpose; 3.Cannibalism for keeping healthy; 4.Cannibalism for sacrifice. Through the study on these motivations of cannibalism, problems in human nature are disclosed. 

Keywords: The Road   post-apocalyptic tale   cannibalism  human nature