《礁湖》是康拉德1896年写成的短篇小说作品。小说讲述了弟弟以失去哥哥为代价艰难得到爱情后,爱人死去,经过煎熬重新面对太阳升起的新一天的故事。康拉德被认为善于描写心理现象。这篇小说故事情节简单,但作者以自己独特的写作手法借用几处景物描写展现了主人公的内心,同时又引出人性的复杂和自私的一面。本文将分析小说如何利用景物描写,探讨人物心理活动。 “Lagoon” is a short story written by Conrad in 1896. The novel tells the story of a younger brother who loves to die after suffering a hard time loving brother at the expense of losing his brother and regaining the sun’s rise after torment. Conrad is considered good at describing psychological phenomena. The story of this novel is simple, but the author uses his own unique writing technique to borrow the description of several scenes to show the hero’s heart while drawing the complex and selfish side of human nature. This article will analyze how the novel uses the description of scenery to explore the psychological activities of characters.