大众在阿诺德笔下呈现出不同的形象。在阿诺德看来,他们是无政府主义的代名词和社会动荡与不安的根源所在;也是游离于文化概念边缘之外、远离光明的社会渣滓,既受不到文化的熏陶,又得不到美好与光明的眷顾;还是国家亟待教化的对象,需要将其从较低层次的发展阶段提升至较高层次的发展阶段,以适应文化的要求。阿诺德对于大众形象的界定对于我们理解他的文化理论有一定的积极意义。 The public showed a different image in Arnold’s writing. In Arnold’s view, they are synonymous with anarchism and root causes of social unrest and insecurity. They are also the social scum that is free from the brink of cultural concepts and far from being brightened by culture. Bright blessing; or the country urgently enlightenment object, need to be from a lower level of development to a higher level of development stage to meet the cultural requirements. Arnold’s definition of the public image has some positive significance for us to understand his cultural theory.