《异乡客》人物杰里迈亚·多诺凡分析

Character Analysis of Jeremiah Donovan in “Guests of the Nation”

《异乡客》描述了五位被战争所影响的主人公,而杰里迈亚·多诺凡的性格迥然不同于其他四位,作者通过宗教,政治来影射现实,主要从人物命名,双重性格两方面来展示人性的扭曲,揭示战争的残酷.

There are 5 main characters in Frank O’Connor’s short story“Guests of the Nation”, among them Jeremiah Donovan is particularly eye-catching. This article will try to interpret the character of Jeremiah Donovan from two aspects, the symbolic mean?ing of the name and his dual characters, in order to show the twisted humanity and the cruelty of war.