田纳西·威廉姆斯的《热铁皮屋顶上的猫》意象评析

美国伟大的剧作家田纳西.威廉姆斯在其作品《热铁皮屋顶上的猫》中,通过独具匠心的意象表现手法渲染了一种浪漫哀伤的气氛,衬托出家庭成员之间被扭曲的关系。该剧本引用了大量的意象,如动物、水、火等。从分析其意象着手,以新批评理论的细读法为基础,阐释剧本所蕴涵的寓意:家庭不再是一个温暖的地方,爱正在被其他形形色色的东西所代替,从而暗示了现代人对爱的渴望。

Symbols of cat on a hot tin roof by Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams is a great American playwright whose plays are always emerged in the atmosphere of a romantic gentility,making a strong contrast with the distorted relations of family members depicted in the play such as cat on a hot tin roof.In this play,a lot of symbols such as animals,fire and water are employed.This study analyses these symbols by applying new criticism so as to interpret the play.And the conclusion is that family is not a warm place any longer where love is being regarded as anything but the essence of love.And people in the modern world should have a strong desire for love.