Abstract:Alice Munro, a Canadian woman writer, is famous for short stories. She is known as “Canada Chekhov”. In 2013, she won the Nobel Prize in literature for Runaway, and was prized as “The master of contemporary short novels” because of her outstanding achievement in short story creation. She is good at describing ordinary people’s daily life, especially on women’s love and marriage, revealing their hope and despair, confusion and resistance, and the dilemma of trying to escape but they couldn’t flee. This theme is incisively and vividly embodied in her work Runaway. 

This paper takes the main characters in the novel as the research object, which reveals the fate that they can’t escape through the related theory of fatalism. It can not only deepen the theme and make the image, but also better arouse the reader’s emotion and the imagination of readers, so that gives the works a distinctive meaning. 

This paper is composed of five chapters. The first chapter introduces the author, the works, the literature review, and the purpose and significance of the paper. The second chapter introduces the fatalism in details, and expounds the origin and definition of fatalism as well as the application of fatalism in literature. The third chapter discusses the application of fatalism in Runaway. This paper tries to analyze the three aspects of Cara and Juliet’s fate from fatalism: the escape plot, the characterization of characters, the application of symbolism and all kinds of coincidences. The fourth chapter summarizes the theme of Runaway from the perspective of fatalism and makes a deep analysis of the function of theme. The fifth chapter is summarized and generalized. In short, this paper mainly reveals that the protagonist of Runaway is doomed to unable to escape, which is from the perspective of fatalism. At the same time, by analyzing the heroine's escape, it helps people get rid of the influence of fatalism and objectively understand their fate. On the other hand, It inspires people to understand things in life correctly. We should not be master of fate, but to be master of our lives.

Key words:Alice Munro；Runaway；Fatalism

摘要:加拿大著名女作家爱丽丝·门罗，以其短篇小说著称, 被誉为“加拿大的契科夫”。2013年, 凭借《逃离》获得诺贝尔文学奖, 并因其在短篇小说创作上的杰出成就, 被誉为“当代短篇文学小说大师”。她擅长描写普通人的日常生活，尤其是关于女性的爱情和婚姻，通过对女性日常生活的揭秘，揭示出她们的希望与绝望、迷茫与反抗，以及试图逃离却无处可逃的现实困境。而这种写作主题，在她的作品《逃离》中体现的淋漓尽致。

本论文以小说中的主要人物为研究对象，通过宿命论的相关理论，来揭示出她们无法逃离的命运。从宿命论角度来进行分析不仅能深化主题并使之更形象，而且能更好地激起读者的情感并唤起读者的想象，从而赋予作品与众不同的全意义。

论文由五章构成。第一章首先简要介绍了作者、作品，文献综述，以及论文的目的及意义。第二章介绍了本文所运用的宿命论分析法，阐述了宿命论的来源、定义以及宿命论在文学中的运用。第三章探讨了宿命论在《逃离》中的运用。论文试图以《逃离》这部作品为语料,从宿命论的角度分析主人公卡拉和朱丽叶命运的三个方面:逃离的情节，人物性格的塑造，以及象征主义手法的运用和各种巧合的安排。第四章总结了从宿命论角度对《逃离》分析得出其主题，以及基于《逃离》宿命论角度对表现主题的作用进行深度剖析。第五章进行概括和总结。简言之，本文主要是通过宿命论的角度，来揭示出《逃离》的主人公注定“无法逃离”的命运。同时，通过对女主人公逃离的分析，更有助于人们摆脱宿命论的影响，客观地认识命运。正确看待人生中旦夕祸福，机缘巧合，树立正确的人生观和价值观。把握好自己的人生，做自己人生的主人，具有现实及深远意义。

关键词：爱丽丝·门罗；逃离；宿命论

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1 Introduction-1

1.1 Alice Munro and Runaway-1

1.2 Literature Review-1

1.2.1 Studies on Alice Munro’s Runaway Abroad-1

1.2.2 Studies on Alice Munro’s Runaway at Home-2

1.3 Purpose and Significance of the Study-4

2 The Theory of Fatalism-5

2.1The Origin of Fatalism-5

2.2 The Definition of Fatalism-6

2.3 The Significance of Fatalism in Literature-6

3 Embodiment of Fatalism in Runaway-8

3.1 Fatalism in Plot-8

3.1.1 Carla’sEscape-8

3.1.2 Juliet’sFlee-9

3.2 Fatalism in Characterization-9

3.2.1 Carla’s Character: Timidity-9

3.2.2 Juliet’s Character: Naiveté-10

3.2.3 Similarity inCharacters: Impulsion-11

3.3 Fatalism in Literary Techniques-11

3.3.1 The Symbolic Images-12

3.3.2 The Arrangement of Coincidences-13

4 The Function of Embodying Fatalism in Runaway-14

4.1 Themes of Runaway-14

4.2The Function of Fatalism for Presenting Themes-15

5 Conclusion-16

References-17

Acknowledgements-19