The Intruder Images In Pinter's "comedy Of Menace"

Harold Pinter is the revival of the twentieth century British drama .In 2005,Nobel Prize for literature awarded to this dramatist who has owned great reputation. Pinter'plays are divided into three periods:the"comedy of menace"in the early period,memory drama in mid period and political drama in later period.Among them the"comedy of menace"is most well-known .This dissertation investigate into various intruder image in Pinter's"comedy of menace",analyzing their cultural traits and probing the veiw of others implicated in intruder image.The study of intruder image is meaningful to comprehension Pinter's plays,and grasp the literary thought of Pinter ,by employ the research method of cultural criticism.This article formed from the introduction, body and conclusion parts.Introduction consist of the summary of domestic and foreign research status, pointing to the topics of significance:previous researchs only noticethe obviously intruder in Pinter's drama ,they never give intensive study to intruder image in Pinter's play .Chapterâ… investigate into various intruder image in Pinter's drama,combined with the analysis of theatricality of Pinter's early drama .The author consider: in Pinter's drama every one is intruder,all kinds of people can concluded to the range of intruder .The point of intruder is not only his existense in flesh but also in spirit,therefore we must pay more attention to the absent intruder.Chapterâ…¡analysis the cultural traits of intruder in the"Comedy of Menace".The intruder image is the portraiture of contemporary,and his situation is the artistic enpression of human's survival predicament .The world which intruder confront is a unaccountability and incomprehensible one,and the intruder who living inside is a contradiction,provided with the both trait of persecutor and unnecessary persons.The intruder image is a allegory of the deep crisis concealed in daily life.Chapterâ…¢probing the view of others implicated in intruder image .As a stream of force ,intruder reflect the hostile relationship among plople .But the fulfill of intruder'sliving requirement and desires depends on others .The ambiguous relationship between people is the comprehension of contemporary society by Pinter .Originated form the personal centerism ,Pinter's comprehension of the relationship between people is the same as the human theory of Sartre.Their advantage is the status of others has upgrade to equally important as self,other's value is reflect on"live for others".The conclusion further discussing the reason of intruder image becoming the primary body of Pinter's literature, pointing out the value of intruder image and Pinter's dramas,based on the analysis of intruder image .