生存的困境——评多丽丝·莱辛的《另外那个女人》

Comment on Doris Lessing's Another Woman

多丽丝·莱辛的短篇小说《另外那个女人》近来引起广泛关注。它通过一个简短的故事,传达了大机器工业以及战争对人类的身心摧残与扭曲。故事中存在众多疑问,柔斯为什么会放弃看似美满的婚姻,又会从一个思想保守的姑娘转变为"第三者",最后又为什么与自己素昧平生的皮尔逊太太共同生活。将从社会和精神两个层面来探索女主人公面临的生存困境。

Doris Lessing＇s short story Another Woman has drawn wide attention. Through a brief story, it conveys the physical and mental damage and distortion of human beings under the industrialism and war. Many doubts exist in the works, why Rose gives up seemingly happy marriage, why she changes from a conservative girl into ＂a third party＂, and why she moves into Mrs. Pearson＇ s home, whom she never met before. The author explores the dilemma faced by Rose from the social and spiritual dimensions.