小人物中的大主题——从严氏兄弟比较探《儒林外史》

Jack-a-Lent shows big subject --See the subject of "Stories of Literati" from compare of Yan bothers

本文从严氏兄弟比较分析了《儒林外史》在功名富贵的表象之下反映出的是:功名对世人,尤其是 读书人的毒害之深:由此更令人感到科举制度对世人心灵戕害之深,表明了作者憎恨,唾弃科举制度,既同情世人 深陷其中而不自觉,又鄙视严贡生这类仕林中败类。从而达到了表现主题的创作目的。

From the compare of Yan bothers, this paper analyzed what the novel 'Stones of Literati' reflected from the idea of riches and reputation is the great poison of reputation for earthlings, especially students.From this, author made readers taste the great cruelly kill of imperial examinations system to earthlings and showed his hate and spurn.He sympathize earthlings'immersion and desgust degenerates like Gongsheng Yan,through which he achieve the creative goal of subject exhibition.