论《兔子,跑吧》中的格言与帕斯卡尔冲突

On the Epigraph and the Pascal Conflict in Rabbit, Run

在《兔子,跑吧》的扉页,约翰.厄普代克引用法国思想家帕斯卡尔在《思想录》中的一句话作为该书的格言:"神恩的运动,内心的顽固,外界的环境"。本文重点围绕这三点,旨在阐述此格言是本书的精髓,它不仅指明了"兔子"跑的内在和外在力量,也暗示了"兔子"正在跑向一个无法到达的自我;"兔子"的追求是一个永无止境的循环,它只能使"兔子"深陷其中,而"兔子"跑的原因和结果都体现了帕斯卡尔冲突。

As the epigraph for Rabbit, Run, Updike quotes from Pensees by the French thinker Blaise Pascal, ＂The motions of Grace, the hardness of the heart, external circumstances. ＂ This article, by focusing on the three points, is aimed to illustrate that the epigraph is the essence and covers the three aspects of the novel. It not only indicates the internal and external forces underlying Rabbit＇s motion of running, but also suggests that Rabbit runs towards a self he will never reach and that Rabbit＇s pursuit is destined to be a circular and trapped one. The reasons why Rabbit runs and what results his running brings about can be best illustrated by the Pascal conflict.