论《觉醒》的死亡叙事及审美意义

On the Death Narrative and its Aesthetic Significance in The Awakening

死亡作为叙事结构的一个部分,在叙事文学中占有重要的地位。凯特·肖邦的小说《觉醒》运用伏笔的手法建立了死亡叙事的结构,不仅使作品更具完整性,同时也回溯性地赋予前面内容以意义。小说以死叙生,使其具有探讨个体存在的审美意义。

Death, as part of the narrative structure, occupies an important position in the narrative literature. Kate Chopin＇s The Awakening, by taking the heroine Edna＇s death as the end of the narrative, not only integrates the novel, but also gives meaning to the previous contents, and brings the novel rich philosophical implication. This essay explores the novel＇s death narrative and points out its aesthetic significance.