美国戏剧中的生存与选择

人性异化是现代西方悲剧之源。残酷是生命的本质。当一个人面临死亡或生存危机的时候，往往会从一切社会与道德的约束中挣脱出来而变得真实，会把隐藏在心底的罪恶、残忍、报复、欲望等都发泄出来。这可以在阿瑟·米勒的《萨勒姆的女巫》和尤金·奥尼尔的《榆树下的欲望》里得到印证。问题是面对生存危机，不要在自身以外寻求希望，错误地采取一种消极的逃避态度和梦幻态度，一如田纳西·威廉斯笔下的布兰琪那样。一个人最终必须自己掌握自己的命运，要学会自救，真正至上的是我们人类自身。

The Choice of Existence in American Drama

Dehumanization is the source of modern Western tragedy,and cruelty is the nature of life.Facing death and crisis of existence,a person is inclined to shake off fetters of the social and moral restrictions and reveals his true self,releasing all his pent-up emotions,which are found in Arthur Miller'sThe Crucibleand Eugene O'Neill'sDesire under the Elms,other than like Blanchett created by Tennessee Williams,who seeks help from outside with passive attitudes.