从社会道德视角看短篇小说A&P

A & P:A social-moral approach

厄普代克的短篇小说A&P短小精悍 ,社会道德内涵丰富 ,主题和文化底蕴深刻。它探讨了人的本性与社会道德之间的微妙关系和冲突 ,使我们认识到 :强大的社会道德规范也不能完全压抑人性 ,生活往往并非如人所愿 ,总是充满着嘲弄与讽刺。它教育我们要遵守有关的社会道德。这个主题是对文学社会作用最好的诠释与注解。

Updike's short story A & P is short and simple, but it is pithy and forceful with a meaningful connotation and profound theme. It probes into the conflict between human nature and morality. It helps us realize that morality can not completely suppress human nature, and that life seldom turns out as we wish, but always full of ironies. It is advisable to obey morality, otherwise we will suffer- a good demonstration of literature's social function.