论文标题:从《托诺—邦盖》看威尔斯关于个人与社会人的二元构建
On Wells"s Dualism of Personal Self and Social Self in Tono-Bungay
论文作者
论文导师 袁德成,论文学位 硕士,论文专业 英语语言文学
论文单位 四川大学,点击次数 652,论文页数 55页File Size2596K
2007-04-20论文网 http://www.lw23.com/lunwen_437812/
personal self;; social self;; the Others;; decay;; science
赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯是著名的科幻小说家。他早期大量激动人心的科幻小说铸就了他的名望。与其他作家相比，他对二十世纪社会和思想的影响更为深远。他同时也写了不少社会问题小说，到如今仍拥有不少读者，写于1909年的《托诺—邦盖》就是其中之一，它的声名来自于它对那个时代的社会鲜明有力地描述。 在这本小说里，作者用犀利的笔触描写了那个时代的景象。威尔斯一方面是一个独立，自强的人，坚守自己的写作方式从而实现自我；另一方面，他又热心社会和政治改革，企图寻找一条救国之道。在他的生活和小说中，威尔斯极力体现了他个人目标与社会理想的高度统一。 本论文探讨了威尔斯关于个人与社会人之间的二元构建，分为五个部分来论述。 第一章的引言部分阐明了文章的写作目的，并为全文的内容初步搭建了框架。 第二章简略介绍了作者与作品，从而为更好地理解该作品提供了历史背景和思想背景。 第三章分析了威尔斯的自我是怎样在小说体现出来的，分别通过威尔斯特立于那个时代的小说形式，主人公乔治自我中心主义以及对周围的男性、女性等人物都以他者对待的方式诠释了威尔斯对“个人”的界定。文中运用到了“在场”等理论支撑了这一观点。 第四章说明威尔斯并非是一个个人主义者，相反，他是一个热心改革的人，他对衰败的英国有深刻的认识，通过对布莱兹欧弗体系的剖析，以及对叔叔医药事业的失望和偷盗考普的失败，他认识到英国社会的病根，从而不断找寻救国之道。虽然用宗教和社会主义救国的方式失败了，但是他最终还是找到了他认为适合英国的方式，那就是他理想中的科学。 结论部分总结了威尔斯在小说中是怎样把自我与社会人这两者加以二元构建的。同时也指出了该小说对当时和现在都具有重要的意义。
The name H.G.Wells signifies a famous writer of science-fiction, and his fame and reputation rest primarily on a handful of stirring scientific romances. But his influence on the social and intellectual climate of the twentieth century has probably been more extensive than that of any other single writer. He also wrote numerous social novels which are still readable and fascinating today. Tono-Bungay (1909) is one of them, whose fame lies in its vitality and power as an authentic Edwardian social document. In this novel, the climate of the age is portrayed with a brilliant and searching pen. On one hand, Wells is an independent and self- realizing person and embarks on his own way of writing in order to realize his personal self; on the other hand, he is zealous about political and social reforms and eager to find an ideal way for the whole nation. Wells tries his best to combine personal achievement and social obligation together in his life and novel. This thesis analyzes the dualism of Wells"s personal and social self in great detail and is divided into five parts: Chapter I demonstrates the purpose of this thesis and tries to establish a general frame work for it. Chapter II makes a brief introduction to the author and the work, which provides a historical and intellectual background for a good understanding of this book. Chapter III analyzes how Wells"s personal self is incarnated in this novel, and especially introduces his unique theory of form for novel, as well as how the protagonist George treats all the surrounding people as the Others which demonstrate Wells"s personal self. This chapter uses the theory of "philosophy of presence" to support its key point. Chapter IV proves that Wells is far from being indifferent to social issues, but enthusiastic about social reforms. He gains a deep understanding of the decaying England, which is represented by his analysis of the Bladesover system, the medicine career and the journey to steal "quap". So he thinks about the ways out for the nation. However, he chooses the idealized science as the way for England after his attempts on religion and socialism turn out to be a failure. The conclusion part summarizes Wells"s way of uniting his personal and collective self in the novel. The last part also points out that Tono-Bungay certainly has impact on Wells"s days as well as modern society.
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