灵魂的影子——论《简·萨默斯的日记》中双人物的特征和功能

Shadow of the Soul: Doubles’ Features and Functions in The Diaries of Jane Somers

双人物作为常见的文学现象，通过一对息息相关的人物帮助作者表现仅通过其中一人难以表现的文学内容。在多丽丝·莱辛的小说《简·萨默斯的日记》中，双人物是理解人物关系及主题的重要因素之一，但国内外文学评论界对此尚未有深入探讨。本文通过双人物的起源、死亡与新生、现实与梦境和心灵告白分析了双人物的关联性特征及在小说中发挥的独特功能。

Doubles, as a connnon literary phenomenon, help authors to convey what is difficult to express through only one of the two. In Doris Lessing＇ s The Diaries of Jane Somers, double is one of the key factors in the understanding of the characters＇ relationships and the themes. However, so far the doubles in these novels have not been thoroughly discussed in the literary circle both at home and abroad. In this paper, the unique features and functions of doubles in the novels are analyzed through origin of doubles, death and rebirth, reality and dreams, and inner voice.