An Analysis Of John Irving’s Work From The Perspective Of Humanism

John Irving is one of the most important writers in contemporary America.His works have won a large number of readers because of his unique narrative style,distinctive storytelling,and great emotional appeal.John Irving’s creation is supported by the humanitarian spirit and reveals the humanitarian crisis in modern society through the depiction of real life.On the basis of conceptualizing humanitarianism,this article summarizes its humanitarian connotation from the description and interpretation of humanitarian themes in John Irving’s time background and specific texts.Explore the significance of humanitarianism in the inheritance and innovation of thought.The lack of human value is the origin of the modern humanitarian crisis.John Irving’s humanitarianism centered on the value of human life.By tracking the experiences of characters,he deeply reflected the internal state and external crisis of modern people.The contradiction,depth and complexity of human nature are expressed by wonderful storyline and superb narrative art.John Irving takes human beings to seek survival value and spiritual beliefs as the main clues.He involves humanitarianism in the inner world and beliefs of human beings,breaks through traditional restrictions,crosses classes,genders and races,and expands the humanitarian vision to more for profound and extensive fields.John Irving’s humanitarianism thought regards the value and dignity of human as the center,advocates giving full play to human’s free will within the limit of rationality,putting human nature into the historical and social context to reveal and reflect,interpreting the secular humanitarianism spirit with the fatalism of traditional religion,and condemning the inhuman behavior from the perspective of super class and super race.John Irving is deeply influenced by ancient Greek tragedy and traditional realistic novels.His humanitarianism thought is supported by traditional values,integrated with the thought of equality,openness and individuation in modern spirit,taking fate,faith,love and ethics as the creation theme,exposing social abuse and social maladies in modern society,from gender tolerance,species equality and free man Rights and other perspectives have injected new blood into traditional humanitarianism,and try to eliminate evil thoughts from the origin of human nature through spiritual reconstruction,faith reconstruction and moral influence,and stimulate the goodwill and benevolence in human nature to fight against the humanitarian crisis.