论《法国中尉的女人》中开放、递进式的主题表现手法

The Open and Progressive Narrative Methods in The French Lieutenant's Woman

《法国中尉的女人》是英国小说家福尔斯的代表作之一。围绕着主人公查尔斯与两位女性的爱情关系,这部小说揭露了维多利亚时代对人性的普遍禁锢。作者采取后现代小说的创作手法,在开放、层递式的情节进程中描述了主人公查尔斯的成长历程,让矛盾经过两次激烈的冲突、三次两分式方向选择、四次结尾尝试才表明了自己的真正思想,揭示了自由人性这个主题。

The French Lieutenant's Woman is one of the masterpieces of John Fowles, the English novelist.Through the romantic relationship between the protagonist Charles and two young women, the novel highlights the universal restriction on human nature in the Victorian Age. The author employs some post-modern writing techniques to reveal the mental growth of Charles in an open and progressive way. The profound theme of the freedom of human nature is developed through two conflicts, three dichotomous choices and four possible endings.