人性与希望——《第七个十字架》中“恩斯特·瓦劳”和“牧羊人恩斯特”的角色功能分析

Humanity and Hope——Functins of the Figures “Ernst Wallau”and “The shepherd Ernst”in the novel The Seventh Cross

在文学作品中,一些所谓的次要人物往往被读者忽视。其实,他们在侧面衬托、渲染气氛、衔接并推动情节发展等各方面都具有重要的作用。从这个观点出发,主要对《第七个十字架》中的两个小人物"恩斯特·瓦劳"和"牧羊人恩斯特"进行了角色功能分析。作者安娜·西格斯借助这两个小人物强调了人性,表达了自己政治的、历史的希望。他们与其他人物一起从不同角度反映了当时第三帝国的现实。由此指出,这两个人物虽小但不可或缺,他们是这部小说必不可少的组成部分。

In a literary work, some so-called secondary characters are often neglected by the reader. Actually, they serve as contrast, rendering the atmosphere in the side, linking up and impeling the plot development and playing a vital role on various aspects. This paper analyzes the functions of the two little figures ＂Ernst Wallau＂ and ＂The shepherd Ernst＂ in the novel The Seventh Cross. With these two little characters, the author Anne Seghers emphasized humanity and expressed her own political, historical hope. And these two characters together with other characters reflected the reality of the Third Reich from different angles. The paper points out that these two figures may be small but they are indispensable, they are an integral part of the novel.