逃离农庄,逃离上帝——《农庄》的宗教之维

Fleeing from Farm,Fleeing from God:The Religion Implication in Of the Farm

小说《农庄》中,"我"和"母亲"的矛盾看似集中在对农庄的态度和选择妻子的标准上。实质上"母亲"对农庄的坚守象征着对上帝的守护,"我"的背弃象征着对上帝的逃离;"母亲"希望"我"选诗人作妻子,象征着昨日美国文化对神圣事物的渴望,"我"和"母亲"所喜欢的第一个妻子的离婚,以及和"母亲"所厌恶的第二个妻子的结婚,象征着年轻一代已经找到了上帝的替代物——性爱。

In John Updike's novel Of the Farm,the "mother" and "I" focused on the contradictions in the attitude of the farm and the wife's selection criteria."Mother" hoped "me" be able to leave New York and returned to the farm;"I" advised "Mother" to leave the farm,and live in New York."Mother" persevering to the farm is symbolizing to God's protection."I" abandoning farm symbolizes the fleeing to God."Mother" hoped "me" for the election of a poet,his wife,symbolized the culture of the United States yesterday of th...