《一位女士的画像》是亨利·詹姆斯最负盛名的代表作品,小说的女主人公依莎贝尔·阿切尔被公认为追求自由的典型人物。着重讨论依莎贝尔的人生观和自身的性格缺陷与其悲剧命运之间的联系。透过她的成长环境和教育经历,依莎贝尔的人生观逐一呈现在读者的面前——一个活在想象世界中的浪漫主义者。她的人生观促使她一直追求自己的理想世界,即使最终看清自己与奥斯蒙德婚姻的本质,她也没有选择逃离这段婚姻,而是选择继续生活在自己的理想世界中。 The portrait of a lady is Henry James’s most famous representative work, and the heroine of the novel, Isabel Archer, is widely recognized as the quintessential figure in the pursuit of freedom. It focuses on the connection between Isabel’s outlook on life and his own personality flaws and his tragedy. Through her growing environment and educational experience, Isabel’s view of life is presented one by one to readers - a romantic living in an imaginative world. Her outlook on life led her to pursue her own ideal world. She finally chose to continue living in her own ideal world even if she finally realized the essence of her marriage with Osmond.