肉体的毁坏者——奥康纳短篇小说中的宗教观探析

The Destroyer of the Flesh——An Analysis of O' Connor's Religious View in her Short Stories

美国南方女作家弗兰纳里.奥康纳的作品明显地带有对其作品人物肉体进行毁灭的倾向。多数评论家认为,这是奥康纳由于自身病痛而产生的对肉体的病态印象的反映。事实上,作为一名虔诚的基督徒,奥康纳对肉体的认识完全是宗教意义上的。文章试从奥康纳的宗教信仰入手,寻找形成其独特肉体观的根本原因,展示其对于肉体含义的理解,并探讨其毁灭肉体的深层含义。

The works of the American Southern writer Flannery O＇ Connor clearly show a tendency to destroy the flesh of her characters. Most of the critics believe that this is the reflection of O＇ Connor＇ s morbid impression of the flesh produced by the agonies of her own illness. In fact, as a devout Christian, O＇ Connor＇ s view of the flesh is essentially religious. This article attempts to reveal the root cause of O＇ Connor＇ s view of the flesh from her religious beliefs, her understanding of the flesh and the significance of the destruction of the flesh.