颂歌还是挽歌?——论《马人》的宗教主题

Ode or Elegy?——On the Religious Theme of The Centaur

厄普代克长篇小说《马人》主人公卡尔德维尔是卑微性和悲剧性的对立统一:他尽管身份卑微,却用无私的献祭传达着上帝的仁慈,捍卫着上帝在人间的位置.而他的孤独和痛苦表明,小说既是一首唱给主人公的颂歌,也是一首写给现代人的挽歌.

Caldwell is the hero in Updike's novel The Centaur, who shows the unity of two opposite factors of humbleness and tragedy, Though he has a petty and low position, he conveys the mercy of God and defends the God's seat in the world by his own selfless sacrifice. His solidity and suffering express the idea that the novel is not only an ode to hero but also an elegy to the modern people.