从《蝇王》的象征手法看戈尔丁的小说主题

On Golding's Theme from Symbolism in Lord of the Flies

《蝇王》是当代英国小说家威廉.戈尔丁的代表作,自1954年问世以来颇受世人关注,戈尔丁也因此而荣获1983年诺贝尔文学奖。在这部作品中,作者构拟了一套象征体系,从设置的背景、选择的人物到安排的情节以及一系列的事物,都具有深刻的象征意蕴。正是通过对象征手法的充分运用,戈尔丁站在人类发展的高度审视现实,概括而形象地反映了他所处时代和社会的重要特点,深刻地揭示了人心的黑暗这一主题。

Lord of the Flies is the masterpiece of William Golding. Ever since its publication in 1954, public attention has been drawn on it and Golding became the Nobel Prize winner in 1983. In the novel, the author used a set of symbolism. And the setting, the choice of characters, the plot arrangement and the series of objects, all have possessed a profound symblic meaning. Golding, by using symbolism, looked at the development of humankind, conclusively and vividly revealed the important features of his time and profoundly revealed the darkness in human nature, which is the main theme of Golding＇ s works.