阿诺德通过描写漂泊在海斯湖上的小船,突出了“孤独”主题的文化内涵。在传统信仰衰落的英国维多利亚社会,诗人真正感受到了心灵的孤独和焦虑。但是诗人超越了个人层面,开始反思和批判工业文明带来的社会问题。这首早期创作的诗歌已经蕴含着阿诺德文化思想的一些核心概念。《海斯湖的小船》称得上是阿诺德文化思想发展的起点。 Arnold highlighted the cultural connotation of the theme of “loneliness” by portraying a boat drifting on Lake Hayes. In the British Victorian society where the traditional beliefs have declined, the poet truly felt the loneliness and anxiety of the soul. But poets go beyond the individual level and begin to reflect and criticize the social problems posed by industrial civilization. This early poem has contained some of the core concepts of Arnold’s cultural thought. “Lake Hayes Boat” is regarded as the starting point for the development of Arnold’s cultural thought.