Tipping Of The Scale: The Balance Between The Good And Evil Of Charles In The Sea, The Sea

Murdoch is an eminent British novelist and philosopher, she believes there is a profound intuition of Good in every human being, and Good is the eternal theme of her works. As for The Sea, the Sea, through the protagonist's transformation process from evil to Good, Murdoch presents her philosophical idea of Good and how to be Good. Based on Murdoch's philosophical concept, the thesis has analyzed the conversion of the protagonist in four aspects: from self-deception to self-recognition; from confrontation to reconciliation; from fantasy to reality; from indifference to detachment. Through the analysis of the protagnist's transformation, this thesis demonstrates that Good is real and we have access to it. To be Good, one must abandon one's private self and the manipulation of others; to be Good, one should be able to love, to see, to affirm the reality of others.