对现实人生和终极人生的双重关注——论康拉德小说《进步前哨》

On Dual Attention of Realistic Life and Ultimate Life——Study on An Outpost of Progress by Conrad

康拉德是一个注重道德关怀的作家,在短篇小说《进步前哨》中,他通过描写两个白人凯亦兹和卡利尔在非洲贸易站的经历,向读者展示了一幕幕"进步"的悲剧。康拉德立足历史现实的实际问题,揭露殖民主义的危害,又执著于人生意义与价值的探求,关注人性的发展。这种双重关注是他作为一个作家在更高要求方面的体现。

Conrad, who is a writer paying more attention on morality, has shown tragedies of ＂ progress＂ when he descripts two white men Kayerts and Carlier in charge of the trading station in Africa in his An Outpost of Progress. Based on the realistic problems to reveal the harms of colonialism, Conrad seeks the life value and personality development. The dual attention of realistic life and ultimate life is the reflection of the high pursuit of the writer.