悲观的积极与乐观的消极——从冉阿让的死与福贵的活看中西传统人生观

Pessimistic Activity and Optimistic Passivity—A comparison of the Chinese traditional outlook on life and that of the West from the death of Jean Valjean and the living of Fu Gui

《悲惨世界》与《活着》均着意于表现人类充满苦难的人生,并通过描写主人公的一生来探讨人应当如何活着的永恒话题。《悲惨世界》与《活着》在人文主义立场及表现苦难方面存在相同之处。冉阿让和福贵不同的人生轨迹与归宿显示出中西迥然不同的传统人生观。

Both Lies Miserables and Being Alive focus on portraying the miserable life of man and, through the description of the llfe of the heroes, probe the eterna topic that how man should live in this world. The two books have something in common, that is their humanism and portrait of miserable lives. The different careers and destinations of Jean Valjean and Fu Gui show the different traditional outlooks on life.