论《欢乐之家》中的自然主义特色

On the Naturalism Characteristic in "House of Mirth"

伊迪丝·华顿是二十世纪初美国自然主义小说家的代表人物之一,于1920年获得了普利策文学奖。《欢乐之家》是华顿的成名作,也是美国自然主义文学的文本。本书讲述了主人公莉莉内心充满了矛盾,在19世纪70年代的纽约上流社会,在社会习俗与传统间苦苦挣扎的悲剧一生。本文意在探索和鉴证《欢乐之家》中的自然主义两大特征——决定论和消费主义。

Edith Wharton is one of the representatives of the early twentieth century American naturalist novelist, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1920. 'Happy House' is Wharton's famous for, but also the text of the American literary naturalism. The book tells the story of the hero Lily filled with contradictions, New York high society in the 1870 s, and in the social customs and traditions struggling between life tragedies. This article is intended to naturalism two features in the exploration and appraisal, 'The House of Mirth'- The determinism and consumerism.