《有产业的人》中的财产意识_英语论文.docx

ABSTRACT

John Galsworthy, a prolific English critical realist, wrote almost a novel and a script every year during his more than 20 years of writing. He is considered as an outstanding inheritance realism in English literature tradition, with Wells, Bennett known as the twentieth Century British realistic three. His novels pays attention to the typical character,whose writing style is natural and smooth, and the plot is full of twists and turns. This book is a classic of Galsworthy. The Forsyte family described in the book is in a period of transition from prosperity to decline. The Forsyte family is a financier, exchange brokers, with real estate or stocks of the bourgeoisie, they get on in the world, the way of getting along with people, the relationship of basic necessities of life, family, have formed essentially the same view of the colonies, the British Empire, this is the book about "the Forsyte spirit", its mainly features "hold on, no matter is the wife, or house, or money, or fame". The novel makes a sharp satire on the bourgeois, and  a realistic masterpiece that can best reflect Galsworthy's progressive thoughts and artistic methods. Galsworthy believes that man should get rid of the control of property consciousness, reconcile the contradiction between property and beauty, and play the role of property in order to realize the ideal of beauty.

Key words: Property sense; Human nature; Forsytism

CONTENTS

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Introduction-1

1. The formation of property sense-2

1.1 Forming Reason-2

1.1.1 The social melting pot:about material and ideology-3

1.1.2 Consideration of the author:structure and characters-4

1.2 Lifetime of Galsworthy-5

2.The influence of property sense on human nature-6

2.1 Soames: representative of property sense-6

2.2 Irene and Bosinney: love and beauty-8

2.2.1 Love and beauty for Galsworthy-8

2.2.2 Collision out sparks between love and Forsyte spirit-9

2.3  Old Jolyen and his son: Conciliationist-11

3. The property sense after English Bourgeoisie Revolution-13

3.1 Property sense reflected in The Man of Property-13

3.1.1Collision between property and beauty-13

3.1.2 Material desire in Victoria era-15

3.2 Property sense at present-16

Conclusion-16

References-19

Acknowledgments-20