论波特短篇小说中复杂而黑暗的人性世界

On the Complicated and Dark World of Human Nature in Porter's Short Stories

对人性真理的思考是贯穿波特所有作品的一个主题,多层次多角度揭示波特作品中的人性阴暗面是本文的核心。选取波特几部较有代表性的作品为研究对象,分析作品中无知的人对邪恶的推动,模糊的父母之爱等人性的阴暗面,从而挖掘出波特对人类生活的敏锐观察和思考,也为现代人正确理解人性弱点从而改善人性提供了借鉴。

Seeking truth that lies in human nature is one theme which can be detected in all Porter＇s works. Revea- ling the dark sides of human nature from multi-angles and multi levals is the core of this paper. By analyzing several representative works by Porter, this paper reveals the dark sides of human nature such as the promotion of evil by in- nocent people, the equivocal parental love and so on. And Porter＇s contemplation and acute insights into the life of human beings are also explored which praide our modem people with a clue to improving and thinking of human weaknesses correctly.