“不可说”的悖论——维特根斯坦理论框架下《伤心咖啡馆之歌》的解读

The Unspoken——An analysis of The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Wittgenstein's Theory

美国南方女作家卡森.麦卡勒斯的《伤心咖啡馆之歌》,恰如其分地契合了奥地利哲学家维特根斯坦的"不可说"悖论。小说中通过语言书写的是三角恋和复仇的通俗故事,而女性意识的觉醒、性别取向的焦虑和人类存在的意义等深层主题则隐含在表层语言之中。这一创作理念的运用,避免了枯燥乏味的道德说教,同时丰富了作品的阐释视角。

Amercian southern female writer Carson McCullers＇s The Ballad of the Sad Cafe is in accordance with ＂The Unspoken by Austrian philosopher Wittgenstein. Apparently,the used language shows a popular story full of love and revenge. In fact, such hidden themes are shown as thc awakening of feminine consciousness, anxiety for sexual inversion and the significance of existence. With this strategy applied in the novel, boring teachings are avoided and the perspective of interpretation is broadened