蝴蝶梦魇过后的觉醒与成熟——试析《蝴蝶梦》的成长主题及其凸显

Awakening and Maturity After the Nightmare in Manderley——On the Techniques Used in Rebecca to Highlight the Theme of Growth

《蝴蝶梦》反映了叙述者在心理上、情感上逐渐成熟的成长过程,成长是其重要主题。小说作者在叙述方式上采用了第一人称的自叙手法,人物设置上为叙述者的成长提供了三个反面引路人,同时在情节安排上也体现出具有象征性的成长仪式,使得《蝴蝶梦》的成长主题得到了有力的凸显。

The novel Rebecca records the narrator＇s experieces of psychological and emotional growth, and growth is its important theme. To hightlight the theme of ＂growth＂, the author uses some techniques such as employing the first person narration to tell her personal experiences, creating roles who act as bad guides on the protagonist＇ s way to maturity, and inventing plots which serve as rites of growth.