凯瑟《我的安东妮亚》中的人物并置对照法

On Character Juxtaposition of Willa Cather's My Antonia

并置对照法是现代小说创作中普遍使用的技巧之一,主要是指通过将看似互不协调的各种成分摆放在一起,让读者从中体会并形成自己的认识。凯瑟在小说《我的安东妮亚》中大量地使用人物并置对照法,其中包括主要人物之间、主要人物与次要人物之间以及主要人物自身的并置对照。凯瑟通过人物并置对照法来刻画和挖掘以安东妮亚为代表的新一代拓荒女性的性格特点,并深入地探索了拓荒精神的精髓,表达了凯瑟对物欲横流的现代社会中日益消逝的精神美的不懈追求。

Juxtaposition, as one of the commonly used skills in the production of modem novels, puts seemingly contradictory elements together for the reader to digest and draw his own conclusions. Character juxtaposition finds its full expression in Willa Cather＇ s My Antonia in various forms, such as the juxtaposition between the main characters （Antonia and Jim）, the main and secondary characters, and the images of the main character （Antonia） herself. With Antoina as the typical representative, Cather depicts the character features of pioneer women of the new generation, thoroughly explores the essence of pioneer spirit, and subtly expresses her persistent pursuit for the fading spiritual beauty in the materialistic society.