欧·亨利小说中的象征意味——以《带家具出租的房间》为中心

The Symbolic Meanings in O·Henry's Short Stories——The Furnished Room as the Centre

为人所熟知的美国著名批判现实主义作家欧·亨利,是享誉世界的短篇小说大师,然而其作品中所蕴涵的一些象征意味却往往被人所忽视,并没有得到应有的关注。其著名短篇小说《带家具出租的房间》中出现了许多具有象征意味的情景与物体,对其进一步分析解读可以帮助我们更好地理解作者的创作意旨与作品本身。

As a famous American critical realism author, 0 · Henry is a short story master well known to the world, whereas some symbolic meanings in his writings have always been neglected and short of attention. This paper, starting from The Furnished Room, analyzes the symbolic meanings it contains to help us understand the author5 s intention and the story itself better.