生存境遇中人的困惑与挣扎--《雷雨》主题之我见

《雷雨》的主题是生存境遇中人的困惑与挣扎。这一主题是和曹禺的创作本意相关的，是他苦闷心灵的产物。《雷雨》既写出了人自身肉体和灵魂的矛盾，又写出了自我与他人与外部环境的冲突。在曹禺笔下，人是一种崇高与卑微，可能与必然的综合体，从而使困惑与挣扎的主题具有深刻的思想内涵和鲜明的哲理性，《雷雨》也因而成为现代文学史上的经典之作。

Human Being's Perplexity and Struggle under the Living Circumstances--On the Theme of the Thunderstorm

The theme of the Thunderstorm written by Cao Yu is human being's perplexity and struggle under the living circumstances, which is related with the writer's creating motivation and also the product of the writer's depression and frustration. The writer not only illustrates the relationship between the flesh and the soul, but also the conflicts between the self and others and outer situation. Cao Yu depicts human being as a combination of the sublimity and the humbleness as well as the possibility and the necessity, thus makes the drama bear a deep connotation and striking life philosophy. This is the reason why the Thunderstorm ranks as one of the classical works in modern literature.