从《弃儿汤姆·琼斯的历史》看亨利·菲尔丁对人性的思考

Henry Fielding's Reflection on Human Nature in The History of Tom Jones,A Foundling

亨利.菲尔丁的代表作《弃儿汤姆.琼斯的历史》从行文结构、人物刻画特点、语言特色三个方面展示了作者对人性的思考。乡村———城市———乡村的行文线索预示着人性由善良单纯到堕落腐化再到善良单纯的回归。扁平人物和圆形人物的设计描写使人物形象丰满真实,人性的善恶表现得淋漓尽致。小说幽默的语言加上作者第一人称适时的评论是对人性隐性的一面更加深刻的披露。

Henry Fielding＇s masterpiece The History of Tom Jones,A Foundling demonstrates his reflection on human nature in the three aspects of organization,characterization and language.The narrative thread of ＂countryside-city-countryside＂ predicts that human nature begins with simplicity and purity and turns to degeneration and corruption and finally returns back to simplicity and purity.The special design of ＂flat character＂ and ＂round Character＂ makes the characters true and complete,which indicates the good and evil of the human nature.The humorous language and the proper first-person comment expose the concealed side of human nature more deeply.