H.G.威尔斯是英国爱德华时代最重要的小说家之一,《托诺.邦盖》是威尔斯社会讽刺小说的代表作。《托诺.邦盖》对消费社会中的商品泡沫问题表现得淋漓尽致,向读者展示了一个金钱迷恋和商品崇拜的时代,具体体现在:第一,激昂的广告语言和异化的消费心理促成商机,从而使“托诺.邦盖”这种假药行销成功;第二,资本新贵爱德华为彰显其高贵地位而进行炫耀性消费,而出身卑微的玛丽恩则通过婚姻关系来换取奢华消费能力。 H.G. Wells is one of the most important novelists in the Edwardian era in the United Kingdom, and Tono Bonge is a masterpiece in the satire of Wells society. “Tono Bonaparte” exemplifies the issue of commodity bubbles in a consumer society, presenting readers with an age of money infatuation and merchandise worship, as embodied in: First, the aggressive advertising language and alienated consumer psychology drive business opportunities , So that “Tono Bang Bang ” This fake drug marketing success; Second, capital upstart Edward to show off its noble status and conspicuous consumption, and humble origins of Mary Lynn through the marriage in exchange for luxury consumption ability.