Title: Approaching the Teaching Role in Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
标题：斯帕克小说《简·布罗迪小姐的青春》中教学角色的伦理观照
Abstract: Teachers are often valued for their ability to function as moral role models which vary widely in literary works. The role of trustworthiness, for example, is very critical to develop moral relationships between teachers and students, embodied in Muriel Spark’s novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The purpose of this paper is to examine how teachers in the novel exhibit their roles around the central features of trustworthiness which have largely affected one’s moral virtue as a teacher. It then argues that Miss Jean Brodie fails to embody trustworthiness, giving rise to ethical issues that confront both students and teachers.
摘要：教师能发挥道德榜样作用，因此经常备受重视，在文学作品中获得了多样的呈现。缪丽尔·斯帕克的《简·布罗迪小姐的青春》便体现了可信度对发展教师与学生的道德关系至关重要。本文旨在考察小说中的教师如何围绕可信度的核心特征展现其角色，并且可信度极大影响了教师的个人美德。本文进一步认为，简·布罗迪小姐无法体现可信度，这导致学生与教师面临伦理问题。
Keywords: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie; trustworthiness; moral role models; ethics
关键词：《简·布罗迪小姐的青春》；可信度；道德榜样；伦理
Bio: Yang Jincai is Professor of English at School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University (Nanjing 210023, China). His research interests cover the fields of British and American literature, contemporary Chinese literature and culture
简介：杨金才，南京大学外国语学院教授，主要研究英美文学、当代中国文学与文化等。