“都不是正面人物,也都不是反面人物”——论《寒夜》中的婆媳形象

Images of the Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law in Ba Jin's Works

在中国现代文学史、甚至整个中国文学史上展示婆媳关系的作品并不多。《寒夜》的成功,相当程度上得益于作者在这一关系描写上的突破,作品中婆媳形象的塑造十分成功,其作用尤显重要。

Chilly Night,Ba Jin's another successful saga novel, again is based on the household life. The writer approaches the story by adopting the female images. The writer's concern for the two women's life experience and frame of mentality is realized by juxtaposing two complex female personae Mother Wang, and Zeng Shusheng, a half-traditional, half-modern character. Through the artistic portrayal of the two female characters and the vivid depiction of the relationship between them,the writer conveys the message of socio-cultural reflection to readers for rumination.