奥威尔《牧师的女儿》中的社会伦理批判

The Criticism of Social Ethics in Orwell’s A Clergyman’s Daughter

小说《牧师的女儿》中女主人公多萝西逃离各种伦理困境是其伦理身份变化及其伦理选择的结果。多萝西伦理身份的变化:从教区长之女到流浪女,从做摘啤酒花女工、乞丐到私立学校教师,反映了她的伦理选择及其坚守伦理底线的勇敢和坚忍。《牧师的女儿》隐喻着奥威尔对当时英国社会伦理的批判。

Dorothy,the heroine of the novel A Clergyman’s Daughter,escapes from various ethical dilemmas as a result of her changes of ethical identity and ethical options.Her ethical identity has changed from a rector’s daughter to a homeless woman,from a hops picker to a beggar and then a private school teacher.Such changes reflects her ethical options and her courage and perseverance to stick to the ethical bottom line.A Clergyman’s Daughter is a metaphor for Orwell’s criticism of the social ethics in England at that time.