解读《雨中的猫》的“八分之七”

On Seven Eighths in A Cat in the Rain

"看见猫—找猫—想猫—得到猫"是《雨中的猫》看得见的"八分之一",海明威以凝练的语言、简洁的情节,给读者创造一种意境,激发他们的想象力和联想去发掘作品隐匿的"八分之七",即人物的情感和作品深邃的思想。这种含而不露的笔法是作者"冰山原则"创作理论的完美体现,它扩张了语言的内涵,丰富、朦胧了作品的含义,使读者能从不同的角度和层面去解读其中的人物形象、小说的主旨和寓意,达到厚积薄发,意到笔不到的艺术神韵。

The simple plot of ＂seeing the cat, searching the cat, missing the cat and getting the cat＂ is the one eighth in A Cat in the Rain. By using concise words and simple plots, Hemingway creates an artistic conception to arouse the readers＇imagination and association with which the readers could realize and understand the hidden seven -eighths in the novel. That is the omitted characters＇emotions and the profound hidden theme. This writing technique, which extends the connotation of the language and enriches the novel＇s implication, reflects the author＇s iceberg principle perfectly. So the readers can understand the characters,theme and implied meanings from different points and levels. This writing technique has a very special artistic charm.