比利·皮尔格里姆——一个扑克牌里的人物

Billy Pilgrim——A Figure on Playing Cards

在《五号屠场》中,主人公比利·皮尔格里姆一方面被刻画成基督形象,另一方面,他又扮演着小丑和傻瓜的角色。比利身上所体现的这种相反两极合为一体的矛盾性和双重性正契合了巴赫金对扑克牌人物头像的哲学解释。冯内古特使比利"脱冕"的目的在于亵渎神圣、颠覆权威,从而展示了后现代社会的深层内涵。

Billy in Slaughterhouse - Five is on one hand a Christ figure and on the other hand a clown and fool in the novel. The paradox and duality of Billy＇s ＂two- in- one image＂ just tally with Bakhtin＇ s philosophical interpretation of the figures on playing cards. Vonnegut＇ s decrowning of Billy contributes to the motif of sacrilege and subversion of authority, and thus to an in - depth exploration of the postmodemist society.