中文摘要：个人主义是西方文化的核心价值。本论文主要从两部作品《白鲸》和《老人与海》中分析比较个人主义的优劣性，让人们对西方文化有更深的了解。个人主义强调个人自由，个人利益，个人奋斗，也是时代精神的体现。两部作品都体现了个人主义，但其表现形式有所不同，《白鲸》所体现的是一种极端个人主义，表达了个人主义的劣性：自私，消极，狭隘；《老人与海》体现的是一种理性个人主义，体现了个人主义的优点：正面，积极，自信。

 

关键词：白鲸 老人与海 个人主义  极端  理性

 

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

Introduction-1

Chapter 1  Moby Dick and The Old Man and the Sea-3

1.1  The Author.-3

1.2  The Background of the Creation.-3

1.3  A Brief Introduction to the Content.-4

Chapter 2  Individualism-6

2.1  The Definition of Individualism.-6

2.2  Different Views on Individualism in China and the West.-6

2.3  The Formation and Development of Individualism in Various Historical Stages of the West-8

Chapter 3  An Analysis of Individualism in Moby Dick and The Old Man and the Sea.-10

3.1  The Individualism in Moby Dick.-10

3.2  The Individualism in The Old Man and the Sea.-12

Chapter 4  The Comparison of Individualism between Moby Dick and The Old Man and the Sea-16

4.1  The Similarities-16

    4.2  The Differences

Conclusion-20

References-21

Acknowledgements-23