覆灭前的挣扎——从《印度之行》中的两个人物看穷途末路的殖民主义道德体系

Struggles Before Destruction——The Dying Morality of Colonialism from Two Figures in "A Passage to India"

英国现代作家福斯特的代表作《印度之行》描绘了20世纪初处于英国殖民统治之下的印度社会。小说中的人物朗尼和阿德拉分别代表了两种道德取向,前者信奉并维护殖民主义道德体系,而后者怀疑并冲破殖民主义道德体系。他们分别是殖民主义道德体系的代表者和终结者。通过这两个人物展现了殖民主义道德体系的基本面貌和必将走向灭亡的命运。朗尼和阿德拉无法步入婚姻的殿堂,这是由他们不同的道德取向和政治取向决定的。

＂A Passage to India＂ ,a masterpiece of modem British writer E. M. Forster,is about the India under the Raj in early 20th century. Ronny and Adela,two figures in the novel, represent two moral tendencies. The former adheres to the colonialist moral system,while the latter rebels against that moral system. The two figures are respectively the representative and ender of the colonialist moral system. Through the two figures,the novel shows the main aspects of the colonialist moral system and its fate of destruction. Ronny and Adela,as a result of their moral and political differences ,cannot be united in marriage.