未来读者的形象在文学作品中的建构——以美国三部经典文学作品为例

Construction of intended audience in literary works——A case study on three American classical literary works

作家在作品中设计的既置身于情节之中又游离于外的人物形象往往是未来读者的替身,他会随着故事的发展产生思想情感和性格特征上的积极变化,这是作家所期待的作品价值的体现,未来读者的形象在优秀的文学作品中总会得到不断的建构。

The character, whom the author designs in a literary work and who is both a participant of the plots and an onlooker at the same time always functions as a surrogate of the author＇s intended audience. Positive development will take place in the character＇s mental thoughts or characteristics with the progress of the plots, which is the embodiment of the value of the work the author anticipates. The image of intended audience would always be constructed in fine literary works.