彷徨、迷失和覺(jué)醒：論《最漫長(zhǎng)的旅程》中里基的倫理救贖之路.pdf

1、分 類(lèi) 號(hào)： HO 密 級(jí)： 無(wú)學(xué)校代碼： 10414 學(xué) 號(hào)：2014010437碩士研究生學(xué)位論文 碩士研究生學(xué)位論文Confusion, Perplexity and Awakening: The EthicalSalvation of Rickie in The Longest Journey彷徨 彷徨、迷失和覺(jué)醒 迷失和覺(jué)醒：論《最漫長(zhǎng)的旅程 最漫長(zhǎng)的旅程》中里基的倫理救贖之路 中里基的倫理救贖之路院 所：外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院 導(dǎo)師姓名

2、：劉茂生學(xué)位類(lèi)別：學(xué)術(shù)型 專(zhuān)業(yè)領(lǐng)域：英美文學(xué)二○一七年五 月IAbstractEdward Morgen Forster (1879–1970), a famous British novelist and literarycritic, is remembered as a representative of British literature during the transitionalperiod from tradition

3、 to modern. His writing career terminated when he was forty-fiveand had only produced six novels, but he built his reputation for profound socialconscientiousness and specific literary perspective as a well-known literar

4、y masteraround the world. The Longest Journey, published in 1907, reflects the turbulentsocial situation in Britain between the end of nineteenth century and the beginning ofthe twentieth century. In this work, Forster d

5、iscusses many aspects of the ethicaldilemma that the British middle class encountered; it highlights the “undevelopedheart” of the middle class and the degraded moral values of social reality. Forsterexpresses his prospe

6、ct of sincere interpersonal relationships; a harmonious orderlysociety; and the pursuit of truth, good, and fraternity.Taking the approach of ethical literary criticism, this paper starts from Rickie’slife journey, aimin

7、g to analyze the internal and external reasons that cause Rickie’sconfusion about his ethical identity as well as the triplex ethical dilemma Rickieconfronts. This paper also explores the ways Rickie tries to achieve sel

8、f-salvation, thesignificance of ethical salvation, and the ethical feelings Forster implies in it.This paper is divided into five parts. The first chapter introduces the author, thework, and literature reviewed at home a

9、nd abroad, and presents the main content ofethical literary criticism. It then points out the significance of this study by exploringthe rich ethical meaning contained in the novel.The second chapter mainly study the eth

10、ical environment Rickie grows up.Social ethical value is distorted under a decadent society as the natural environment isworsening and relationships among humans are alienated. The remote familialrelationships and unsucc

11、essful transformation of ethical identity makes Rickie unsureabout his own ethical identity, which leads to his tragic end.The third chapter investigates the ethical dilemma and inextricable ethicalselection Rickie confr

12、onts that result from his confused ethical identity. In complexcircumstances and in a depressed, anxious state of mind, Rickie falls into an extremedilemma involving family morality, professional ethics, and marriage. Op