线性时间与女性时间——析伊恩·麦克尤恩小说《时间中的孩子》

The Linear Time and Feminine Time in Ian McEwan's The Child in Time

英国当代作家伊恩·麦克尤恩的小说《时间中的孩子》在糅合时间模式、叙述方式与性别身份等方面做了成功的尝试。参照法国女性主义理论家茱莉亚·克里斯蒂娃关于"女性时间"的论述,我们可以更清楚地分析出体现在女主人公朱莉身上的新型时间概念。小说中的男主人公斯蒂芬在经历了一系列神奇的时间体验后,也渐渐走出了固有时间模式的羁绊,最终和妻子朱莉走到了一起。

The contemporary British writer Ian McEwan's 1987 novel The Child in Time is a successful literary experiment where time,narrative and the rethinking of gender identity are interlinked.Starting from the French feminist theorist Julia Kristeva's illustration of women's time,we can gain a clearer insight into the new time concept practiced by Julie Lewis.After a chain of miraculous time experiences,Stephen Lewis gradually walks out of the constraints of conventional time model and finally joins his wife in a new life.