论约翰·高尔斯华绥《岛国的法利赛人》中的物化主题.pdfVIP

English Abstract Abstract John Galsworthy is an outstanding writer in the history of English realistic literature. The Island Pharisees is regarded as his first important social novel which arouses the attention of the public and the critics. The conflict of material interests and emotional world is the main social theme of this novel. The protagonist named Shelton embodies Galsworthy’s thoughts in this novel. During the three-month journey, he confesses himself and reflects upon present condition of British society. The reflection and confession of Shelton embody in his interactions with three typical representatives. Then, how do the creatures of good form represented typically by Mrs. Dennant who is Shelton’s prospective mother-in-law become slaves of commodities in the pursuit of material comforts? Why does Shelton find himself in a dilemma through his several associations with a vagrant named Ferrand? Why does gorgeous Antonia who will become his fiancée choose a binding contract which isn’t based on true love? How does Antonia gradually reify herself through her dealings with Shelton? This thesis will make the analysis of the above issues. The theory of Lukacs’s Reification is gradually evolving from the angle of ideology criticizing commodity fetishism, whose introduction, development and extension have their unique historical context and social conditions. The thesis borrows it to analyze the developmental logic among reification between individuals and object, the reified interpersonal relations and the individual’s self-reification in the novel. Its developmental logic not only expresses Galsworthy’s reflection and critique towards traditional moral concept and