见山终是山 见水终是水——论余华创作的三个阶段

The Mountain Is Always the Mountain Whereas Water Is Eventually Water——A Discussion on Yu Hua's Three Writing Stages

《活着》改变了余华的文坛地位,标志着余华完成了优秀作家所必须经历的思想升华,达成了对人生善—恶—无善无恶的认识。以1984年为开端,纵观余华的写作生涯,可以分为三个阶段:余华先领会善,再抒写恶,在充分了解恶的基础下温暖地描写人类的善意,这就是所谓见山终是山、见水终是水、山水都别有风景的意境。

Yu Hua＇s position in the literary circles is firmly established when his novel To Live came out, for the publication of the novel symbolizes his completion of the ideological sublimation which an excellent writer must experience. In the novel, Yu has reached his understanding towards man＇s life from good, to evil, and then to no good and no evil. Roughly, from the beginning of 1984, Yu＇s entire writing career can be divided into three stages. First, he comprehends the good in human＇s nature. Then, he reveals the evil. Finally, he depicts man＇s good on the basis of his adequate comprehension of man＇s evil. The process demonstrates the so-called artistic conception that the mountain is always the mountain whereas water is eventually water, and that each of them possesses a unique appeal.