梦想的追求与幻灭——评杰克·伦敦及其代表作《马丁·伊登》

Pursuit and Disillusionment of Dreams——On Jack London and His Masterpiece Martin Eden

杰克·伦敦是美国文学史上一位重要的批判现实主义作家 ,《马丁·伊登》是他的代表作 ,揭示了美国 2 0世纪人们狂热追求“美国梦”的失败。小说的主人公马丁·伊登希望通过自己的努力跻身于上流社会 ,但进入上流社会后 ,他反而更加痛苦、精神更空虚 ,陷入无法自拔的境地 ,最后以自杀的方式结束自己悲惨的一生。这是杰克·伦敦思想的真实写照 ,他以同样方式结束了自己的生命 ,可见 。

Jack London is an important writer of the critical realism in the history of American Literature. Martin Eden is his masterpiece. Martin Eden,the hero of the novel, wished to enter the upper class with his own efforts. But after he came into it, he became more painful and had a void in his heart. He was plunged into such a state of uncontrollable grief that he committed suicide. This is a genuine manifestation of Jack London's thoughts. He ended his life in the same way. Martin's tragedy is Jack London's tragedy. This novel reveals the failure of American dreams in the 20th century.