The Exprience Of ’Millennium’ In The Man Without Quality

The Man without Quality is one of the certainly masterpieces that ranked among the great works of western literature in20th century. It is an unfinished novel written by Robert Musil who was an Austrian writer. However, not until recent years the great works of Robert Musil were translated into Chinese. More research is needed. The "Millennium" in The Man without Quality is a kind of existing experience which is the key to understanding this novel.The first part of this article discussed the absence and present of the protagonist’s father. It is the reason why Ulrich and Agathe want to get into Millennium. First, it reflects the experience of Robert Musil himself. Second, it is a metaphor of the relationship between Germany and Austria. After the fall of the Hapsburg Empire, Austrian requires the independence of national culture in nationalism wave. Third, the father of Ulrich is the symbol of rational thought. Under its suppressing, Ulrich turned to the help of irrational thought.The second part talked about how to get into the Millennium. Return to home, rebuild the ethical standards and rethink of language. First, the homeland was the place where Ulrich and Agathe get into Millennium. Ulrich’s going back to homeland reflects his pursuit of divinity which had already lost in modern world. Second, the love between Ulrich and Agathe is the way to get into Millennium. Musil believes love can improve morals. Influenced by Jung’s anima and animus, Musil thinks that the love of commit incest is a way of people to get self-construction. Third, the dialogue of Ulrich and Agathe is the way of get into Millennium. To enrich language can help them get into the possible world.The last part discussed the failure of entering into millennium. The man exists contingently; the love of commit incest is impossible in the real world; the world is fractured that we can not use precise words to describe it.