不可逾越的“高墙”——论亨利·詹姆斯《美国人》中的欧美文化差异

Impass Fu Shu able Wall

国际题材是亨利.詹姆斯小说创作的一大亮点。该主题细致而全面地反映了欧美文化的差异,在《美国人》中,这些差异主要体现为:单纯与世故的对立;道德意识的强烈反差;浓烈的商品交换意识与固守形式的对比。

Henry James＇writing is The characterized by international theme which reflects detailedly and comprehensively the differences between European and American culture. These differences go as the following： the sharp contrast between innocence and sophistication; strong moral sense and moral corruption as well as the keen sense of commodity exchange and profound sense of form. Such cultural difference is like an impassable wall to the characters in Henry James＇writing.1