英国作家格雷厄姆·斯威夫特的小说《从此以后》讲述了一个濒于绝望与崩溃的中年男人——比尔·昂温的人生经历。至亲的相继离世以及自身与死亡的擦身而过,使得比尔对生与死有了更深的体会与感悟。以往的批评论文和专著对比尔为何自杀有较多论述,但鲜有评论家注意到自杀未遂后的他在心境上的变化,更少论及今后他是否还会重蹈覆辙。本文试以伦理批评的角度出发,对比尔的自杀作全面解读,从而一窥斯威夫特的生死观。 British writer Graham Swift’s novel “From Then on” tells the story of a life-long experience of a mid-aged man on the verge of despair and collapse, Bill Andover. The death of their relatives and the passing of themselves and their deaths make Bill have a deeper understanding of life and death. Previous criticism of essays and monographs on why Bill commits suicide is more discussed, but few critics have noticed his psychological changes after the attempted suicide, much less about whether he will make the same mistakes in the future. This article attempts to conduct a comprehensive interpretation of Bill’s suicide from the perspective of ethical criticism, so as to provide an overview of Swift’s view of life and death.