生命的激情和悲凉——论《米格尔街》的狂欢化色彩

The Furor and Sadness of Life——the carnival analysis on Miguel Street

奈保尔的《米格尔街》描写的是米格尔街上的一些卑微的小人物的喜怒哀乐。在米格尔街上,形成了类似于巴赫金所说的狂欢化的世界和一种狂欢化的存在状态。奇特是狂欢化的主要表现形式,所反映的实际上是米格尔街人生命中被压抑的激情。而透过米格尔街人狂欢化的生存状态的背后,体会到的却是米格尔街人生命中那深沉的悲凉。从其中可以体会到奈保尔对人,特别是对故乡的人的生存处境的关注。

V.S. Naipaul＇s Miguel Street described all the emotions of humbles at Miguel Street. The street formed a kind of world and existence which is similar to Bakhitin＇s conception of Carnival. Oddity is main presentation of the conception, It actually reflects the repressive furor in people ＇s life at Miguel Street. Behind the carnivalesque living situation of the people at Miguel Street, we could experience the deep sadness of their lives. Then we could understand Naipaul＇s attention on people and especially the living situation of his compatriots.