高尔斯华绥的《品质》,讲述了一位诚实敬业、热爱技艺的鞋匠格斯拉宁肯饿死也不愿降低靴子品质的故事。格斯拉饿死的悲惨遭遇,是通过一个“长着英国人面貌的年轻人”之口叙述出来的。这个“年轻人”在小说中起了什么作用?在笔者看来,这个人物太重要了,正如项春雷老师所说:这个人物意义极其重大。不仅是情节上的,背景上的,还有主题上的。没有这个人物,《品质》 Galsworthy’s “Quality” tells the story of an honest, dedicated, and artisan shoemaker, Gus Trainenko, who starved to death and did not want to reduce the quality of boots. The tragedy of Gusra’s starvation was described by the words “a young man with a British face.” What role does this “young man ” play in the novel? In my opinion, this character is too important. Just as the teacher Chun-Lei said: The meaning of this character is extremely significant. Not only the plot, the background, but also the theme. Without this character, “quality”