《马丁·伊登》与《觉醒》是美国19世纪末20世纪初的两部最具影响力的悲剧小说,书中的两位主人公的极其相似而充满悲剧性的命运揭示了现代社会中平凡人在与社会进行抗争时的渺小且具有超越生命悲剧的勇敢无惧。马丁与埃德娜在与命运做斗争的过程中勇敢地成就自我,做出生命的抉择,最终寻求到心灵中最无畏、最自由的那份净土。二人的命运结局并不是悲剧的独奏而是现代社会中个人对悲剧命运超越的勇敢者之歌,尽管这的确是一个时代悲剧的挽歌。 “Martin Eden” and “Awakening” are the two most influential tragic novels in the United States from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The extremely similar and tragic fates of the two protagonists in the book reveal that the common people in modern society The bravery and fearlessness that transcends the tragedy of life while fighting against society. Martin and Edna courageously self-made in their struggle against destiny, make a life choice, and ultimately seek the most fearless, most free of the Pure Land in the soul. The outcome of the fate of the two men is not a solo tragedy but a song of courageous individuals who transcend tragedy in modern society, though this is indeed an elegy of an era tragedy.