混乱而神秘的世界里熠熠生辉的联结理想——解读福斯特的《印度之行》

The shining ideal of connection in the mystery and muddle of the world-an interpretation of Forster's A Passage to India

福斯特的《印度之行》映射出人类在混乱而神秘的世界里熠熠生辉的联结理想。印度的大自然因其混乱而神秘成为宇宙的缩影。小说人物对联结理想的追求反映了现实世界里人与人之间建立联结时陷入的困境。伊斯兰教、基督教和印度教的隔膜和英印两个种族间联结的断裂,隐喻了人类相互隔离、无法结合的无奈,同时又哲理而诗意地隐含联结可能性的存在。福斯特说"也许生命是神秘的,而不是混乱的。"惟有不断学习,互相尊重,并在平等的基础上对话,我们才有希望觅得真理、理解生命的真谛。

Humans＇ shining ideal of connection in the mystery and muddle of the world has been mirrored in E. M. Forster＇s A Passage to India. The muddle and mystery of Indian nature is just like the cosmos in miniature. The characters＇ quest for the ideal of connection reflects the dilemma individuals are in when they are managing to establish the connection in the real world. The isolation of Islam, Christianity and Hinduism and the rupture of the connection between the British and the Indians indicate the separation and disconnection of human beings and at the same time imply the possibility for the ideal of connection philosophically and poetically. Forster says, ＂perhaps life is a mystery~ not a muddle. ＂ Only when we keep learning, respect each other and promote dialogues on an and equal basis can we hope to have a deeper understanding of the ultimate truth and what life truly is.