中西作家及作品中都有大量关注人成长的主题,但由于写作者所处的历史时代和文化背景不同,他们所描述的成长以及对个体生命价值理解的也有异同。中国当代作家王朔和爱尔兰作家乔伊斯都是极具创新和特点的作家,他们的重要作品《动物凶猛》和《一个青年艺术家的画像》(以下简称“画像”)作为成长小说,都在追求个体心灵成长的同时与当时民族寻求自由的历史纠缠,因而具有时代精神和价值。一、主人公与作者关系 Both Chinese and Western writers and their works have a great deal of focus on the theme of human growth. However, due to the different historical backgrounds and cultural backgrounds of the writers, there are similarities and differences between their described growth and their understanding of individual life values. Chinese contemporary writer Wang Shuo and Irish writer Joyce are both highly innovative and characteristic writers. Their important works, “Fierce Animals” and “Portrait of a Young Artist” (hereinafter referred to as “Portrait”), are all novelists In the pursuit of individual spiritual growth at the same time with the national pursuit of freedom of history entanglement, which has the spirit of the times and value. First, the relationship between the hero and the author