论老舍小说中的英国形象

The British Image in Lao She's Novels

老舍小说中的英国形象包含了许多作者本人对英国文化的理解。由于老舍的生活经历、社会地位和创作意图所决定,描述英国形象的优点时,有时就难免美化他们,写他们的缺陷时,又会情不自禁地丑化他们。老舍赞赏富有理性的英国人,因为中国人缺乏理性思维;老舍痛恨英国人的骄傲,因为自己处于弱小民族地位。老舍小说中的英国形象为读者打开了一扇审视世界的窗户。

The British image in Lao She＇s novels well displays the author＇s understanding of British culture. On the base of his life experience, social status and artistic purposes, Lao She beautifies the British image when describing the merits of it, and distorts it with feelings when writing about its defects. He appreciates the rationality of British people, because Chinese people were short of rational thinking. He hated British＇ s pride, because Chinese people were not strong. The British image in Lao She＇s novels has opened up a window for the reader to look at the world.