论《局外人》中叙事手法对主人公性格的塑造

The Narrative Characteristics of The Stranger and Their Impacts on Shaping the Tragic Fate of Meursault

加缪的经典小说《局外人》刻画了一个生活在现代所谓理性社会中极为普通的人物默尔索的看似荒谬的悲剧性一生。通过采用丰富的写作手法诸如第一人称内聚焦型叙事视角、自由直接引语、不同叙事时距及叙事时态等,加缪向世界展示了一个冷漠、悲剧性的局外人形象。这些叙事手法不仅有助于故事的构建,而且有助于默尔索的个性塑造及小说主题的强化。从叙事角度分析文本,我们试图发现这部巨作的内在和外在价值。

In the classic novel The Stranger,Camus portrayed a seemingly absurd hero Meursault and his tragic life.In this novel Camus had done many experiments and adjustments in the narrative style.By using first person inner-focus narrative point of view,free directive quotation,various duration and tense,Camus revealed the world an indifferent and tragic outsider.These narrative characteristics not only help make the story,but also help shape the characters of Meursault and strengthen the subject of the novel.From analyzing the text from the narrative point of view,we try to find the intrinsic and extrinsic values of this great work.