困境中的自我毁灭——简析《都是我的儿子》主人公形象

Self-destruction in Dilemma——On the Roles of Joe Keller in All My Sons

阿瑟·米勒是美国著名剧作家和散文家,在美国文学中占有显著的地位。《都是我的儿子》是其最著名的剧本之一,是一部经典的现代悲剧,塑造了一个小人物——乔·凯勒的悲剧形象。作为一位擅长社会问题的剧作家,阿瑟·米勒特别关心小人物在现实社会中的命运。从乔·凯勒的社会角色出发,通过对比分析乔·凯勒在生活中的爱恨与梦想的种种矛盾和悲剧,从而凸显出剧本的主题——美国梦的幻灭。

Arthur Miller is one of the famous American playwrights and essayists. All My Sons is one of Arthur Miller＇s most famous plays. It is a classical modern tragedy that shaped a little People---- Joe Keller＇s tragic image. As a playwright good at social problems, Arthur Miller cares a lot about common people and concerns their struggle in life. In All My Sons, he focuses on the protagonist Joe Keller. The paper aims to approach Joe Keller from his roles in a con- trast way to highlight the theme, the illusion of American dream.