从《鲁滨逊漂流记》和《蝇王》看英国荒岛文学中的现实主义元素

On Realistic Elements in Island Literature from Robinson Crusoe and Lord of the Flies

英伦三岛独特的地理位置造就了一种特殊的文学样式——荒岛文学。在这些以荒岛为题材的作品中,主人公因种种特殊的原因而被迫流落孤岛,继而展开一系列神秘离奇或是惊险刺激的故事情节。其中,《鲁滨逊漂流记》和《蝇王》这两部作品可谓是影响最大。在这两部小说中,那些看似远离人间烟火的荒岛情节背后却都折射出鲜明的时代风貌和特征,体现出深刻的现实意义。荒岛,非但不是作家寻求逃避社会现实的处所,相反地,它们恰恰是作家藉以抒发对时代深沉思考的载体。

The special location of Great Britain contributes to the emergence of a special literary genre： island literature. Heroes of these works usually drift to isolated islands for various reasons, and evolve in a series of mysterious, eccentric and thrilling stories, among which Robinson Crusoe and Lord of the Flies are the most typical and influential works. Both of them reflect the characteristics and features of their eras respectively. The isolated islands are not, as they seem to be, the locations sought by the authors to escape from their social realities. On the contrary, these island stories are just the vehicle for expressing the authors＇ profound thoughts on their societies.