Analysis on the Social Tragedy Consciousness in
The Catcher in the Rye
Abstract: The Catcher in the Rye elaborates in detail the entire process of the spirit break of Holden, a 16 year-old teenager. It promulgates the spirit crisis that the modern people have to face or already ingrained. People made the silent revolt in war's fear, death choice and keeping watch lonely. But the result of revolts actually can only be the compromise finally. It manifests the tragedy consciousness intensely. The novel in the topic is the capitalist society's true picture after World War II. Then it outlines the social condition vividly and causes the modern people to have a deep impression of the society which is prosperous at the face but actually it was flooding with deceit and ugliness everywhere. It gives readers a strong impression about the social condition, the falseness between people, and the impediment tragedy. And also subdues to the social tragedy effect the novel produces. The author of this novel exposes the indifference of the society through unfolding character's inner world, the falseness and ugliness for the readers.
Key words: spirit crisis; falseness; ugliness; social tragedy
《麦田守望者》的社会悲剧意识探析
摘 要：《麦田守望者》本篇小说描写一个十六岁少年霍尔顿以自述的形式详细阐述了精神崩溃的全过程。揭示了现代人面临的或者已根深蒂固的精神危机。在战争的恐惧、死亡的抉择、孤寂的守望中，做无声的反抗。而反抗的结果最终却只能是妥协，从中强烈地体现出了悲剧意识。本选题研究的小说是对二战后的资本主义社会的真实写照,栩栩如生的勾勒出当时的社会状况，使得现代人对当时社会虽然表象繁荣其实却到处充斥着虚伪和丑陋有深刻的感受。本人对小说描写的社会状况，对其所叙述的虚假，人与人、人与社会之间的重重阻隔的悲剧也有深刻印象，对其所产生的社会性悲剧效果更是折服。作者通过展现人物的内心世界揭示了当时社会的冷漠、虚伪和丑陋，在形象心灵与读者心灵的碰撞中，让读者对社会悲剧
有了更深刻的体会。
关键词：精神危机；虚伪；丑陋；社会悲剧
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. The Social Tragedy Shown in the Novel 3
1.1 Life is Like Games 3
1.2 The Ftrace that does not Fade Forever 4
1.3 Hotel, the Different World 5
2. Social Tragedy Consciousness 5
2.1 Present Social Situation 5
2.1.1 The Capitalist Social Reality after the Second World War 6
2.1.2 The Effect of Life Situation 7
2.1.3 Wrong Education Guidance 8
2.2 Disposition Flaw of Humans Themselves 9
2.2.1 Attitude towards Their Life 10
2.2.2 The Confusion of Living 10
3. The Reflection of People on the Tragedy Consciousness 11
3.1 The Flight from Reality 11
3.2 The Rebel Dispirited Psychology 11
4. Conclusion 12
Bibliography 15
