人物的类型

Genres of Characters

叙事作品中的人物,佛斯特划分为"扁平人物"和"圆形人物",申丹划分为"功能性人物"和"心理性人物",本文则将其划分为"功能性人物"和"审美性人物"。功能性人物是指在文本的叙述中起着一定调节和控制作用的人物。人物的功能性主要表现在两个方面,即在叙事情节中的功能和在人物关系中的功能。审美性人物是指文本在叙述中突出其审美形态和审美价值的人物。审美性人物包括描述人物外在行为的扁平人物、圆形人物和描述人物心理活动的心理人物。

Foster classified characters in narrative prose as “flat characters” and “round characters” while Shen Dan classified them as “functional characters” and “psychological characters”. This paper classifies them as “functional characters” and “aesthetic characters”. Functional characters refer to those who play the role of regulation and control in narrative prose and aesthetic characters refer to those who outstand as aesthetic image and aesthetic value. Aesthetic characters cover “flat characters”, “round characters” whose exterior actions are depicted and “psychological characters” whose psychological activities are revealed.