从存在主义角度解析《伊芙琳》的精神瘫痪主题

An Existential Analysis of Emotion Paralysis in Eveline

乔伊斯是现代主义小说的开拓者,不但其经典之作《尤利西斯》一直是人们研究的焦点,而且其早期作品《都柏林人》也越来越受到人们的关注。《伊芙琳》是乔伊斯短篇小说集《都柏林人》的第四篇。小说直接,生动地表现了都柏林青年人瘫痪的精神状态。试图从存在主义角度分析这篇小说的结尾,并探讨伊芙琳放弃追求自己幸福的原因。

James Joyce is one of the pioneers in modernism. Not only is his classical works, Ulysses the focus of the critics, but his collection of short stories, Dubliners is beginnng to receive a lot of critical attention. The forth episode of the coiled.riot, Eveline vividly demonstrates a kind of emotion paralysis in Dublin youngsters. This article intends to analyze the ending of the story from the perspective of existentialism and explores the mare reasons why Eveline gives up hope of happiness.