《理查德·麦昂尼的命运》中的反衬

The Rhetorical Device of Contrast in The Fortunes of Richard Mahony

亨利·汉德尔·理查森在三部曲《理查德·麦昂尼的命运》中以细腻的笔触精心刻画了麦昂尼怀着发财的梦想移居澳大利亚而最终失败的移民形象。笔者认为,作者大量采用了反衬这一修辞方式,有效地刻画了麦昂尼的形象、突出了悲剧主题,并使三部曲之间具有较强的连续性和整体性。无疑,反衬是作者使用的较典型的修辞方式,使作品锦上添花。

In her reputed trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony,Henry Handel Richardson exquisitely portrays the migrant image of Richard Mahony,who,cherishing the rosy dream of a good fortune,migrates to Australia,but turns out a tragic figure.The author of this essay thinks that,the success of the novel owes a great deal to the wide use of the rhetorical device of contrast,which,as a typical and handy method with the author,contributes remarkably to the depiction of the protagonist,to the accentuation of the theme and the continuity and integrity of the trilogy,greatly enhancing the artistic piquancy of the work.