在《一把尘土》中,伊夫林.沃巧妙灵活地运用了象征手法,通过源自于艾略特《荒原》的题目、主人公托尼.拉斯特、托尼所拥有的赫顿庄园、托尼去探险的巴西原始森林、解救并囚禁托尼的托德及托德不厌其烦让人为他阅读的狄更斯小说,深刻地揭露出英国上层社会的虚伪、荒诞、冷酷以及人心的黑暗,全面地反映出当时整个英国社会的道德沦丧、信仰缺失以及精神空虚。 In “A Dust”, Evelyn Waugh clever and flexible use of the symbolic tactics, through the origins of Elliot “Wasteland” title, the hero Tony Rast, Tony owned Hutton Manor, Tony Explore the original forests of Brazil, save and imprisonment of Tony Todd and Todd tired of reading for him, Dickens novels, deeply exposed the British hypocrisy of the upper class, absurd, cold and the darkness of the people, a comprehensive reflection of the entire The ethics of British society are lost, their faith is lost, and their spiritual emptiness.