《乡居丈夫》中的异化主题

Alienation Theme in “The Country Husband”

约翰·契弗的《乡居丈夫》描写了战后纽约市郊中产阶级的生活状况和精神风貌,呈现了中产阶级的危机感与矛盾感,表现出异化的特质。文章通过对小说中人物关系的梳理和对小说中中产阶级生存境况的分析,从异化的角度出发讨论了小说中人与社会的异化、人际关系的异化以及自我的异化。

＂The Country Husband＂is John Cheever＇s masterpiece,in which daily life and the spirit of middle class have been depicted in the suburbs of New York City after World War II. A sense of crisis and contradiction have been presented in the novel,manifesting the characters of alienation. By clarifying the relationship between the figures and analyzing the living condition of middle class,the alienation between human and society,interpersonal alienation and self alienation have been discussed from the perspective of alienation.