论《霍华德庄园》中福斯特的社会关怀

Social Concerns Reflected in E.M.Forster's Howards End

福斯特的《霍华德庄园》立足处于转型时期的爱德华时代,通过描绘不同阶层、不同家庭背景的人物以及他们的个人选择和行为方式,凸显了当时社会在阶级、物质、文化、精神等方面存在的问题与裂痕,同时也肯定了社会中存在的积极因素。《霍华德庄园》中蕴含着福斯特对当时社会问题及其解决方案的思索,即倾向于用"连接"的方式来凝聚社会中的积极因素,弥合裂痕,摒弃缺陷,为社会发展提供乐观的图景。其可行性虽见仁见智,但作为文学探索本身不失为一种有益的尝试。

Focusing on the transitional Edwardian Age, E.M. Forster＇s Howards End manages to re- present the problems that exist in the issues such as class, material prosperity, culture, and spirit through the vivid characterization of figures with different class and family background. Meanwhile, the novel also skillfully represents the positive elements in the society at that time. Hov-rds End can be read as an embodiment of Forster＇s contemplation on the contemporary social problems and their so- lutions. Forster tends to believe that if the positive elements in the society can be combined together and the negative ones being discarded, then the society can have a potential of a brighter future. To ＂connect＂ is an available approach to achieving this goal. Although the feasibility of such an approach could be further argued, as a literary exploration, it would be beneficial to society.