| Ian McEwan is widely regarded as one of the outstanding novelists and playwrights in the world of the English literature.He is also a prolific writer,and Saturday is only one of his masterpieces.It has been frequently studied by literary critics from multiple perspectives since its publication in 2005.Most of them have made thematic studies of the novel such as the psychology of the main characters,ethics and morality,socio-political issues and trauma.Others have done researches in its narrative techniques which mainly include spatial narrative,free narrative and chronological narrative.The author of this thesis demonstrates that alienation is also an important theme of Saturday,which deserves an intensive research.So this thesis intends to make such an attempt with the application of Erich Fromm’s theory of alienation.It is hoped that this study will contribute to a better interpretation of the writer and the novel,and extend the research in both of them.The thesis endeavors to place Saturday under a close examination with the help of Erich Fromm’s theory of alienation.It will be conducted in three aspects: a thorough analysis of the alienated society,the alienated interpersonal relationship and the alienated self reflected in the novel.By means of these analyses the thesis finally draws the conclusion that Saturday,in a large sense,expresses the theme of alienation of modern society and people.Through it Ian McEwan expresses his hope for a harmonious society with friendly human relationship and man’s benign humanity,and ultimately his deep concern for human future.. |
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