《追风筝的人》的伦理道德解读

An Exploration of The Kite Runner from the Perspective of Ethical Literary Criticism

《追风筝的人》是近年来一部产生广泛影响的小说。伦理道德冲突是小说情节发展的中心线索。从文学伦理道德角度对小说进行解读,可以看出小说的作者卡勒德.胡塞尼成功地再现了阿富汗独特的伦理图景,将读者引入一个充满伦理困境的故事世界。小说中主要人物的思想与行为不仅与普什图族根深蒂固的传统道德标准有着深刻的内在联系,而且受到民族、宗教、习俗等因素的影响,民族与宗教歧视对普什图人道德产生了巨大侵蚀作用。胡塞尔以温柔沉着的笔触主张对话、张扬宽容并追求和谐。而作家将抽象的伦理道德建设以小说这种通俗易懂的形式表现出来,不仅显示了他对人类前途和福祉的关切,也彰显了文学作品为人类提供道德指引的社会现实功用。

The Kite Runner is an international and influential bestseller. Ethical and moral conflicts are the main clues of the novel. From the perspective of ethical literary criticism, it is significant that Hosseini successfully returns to Afghanistan unique ethical context and brings readers into a story world full of ethi- cal dilemmas. The thought and behavior of the main characters in the novel are not only closely connected with the traditional moral standards of Pashtun, but also significantly influenced by ethnicity, religion, customs and other factors~ ethnical and religious discrimination exerts negative influences on Pashtun＇s morality and causes ethical conflicts. Hosseini advocates communication, tolerance and harmony. Mean- while, his demonstration of this abstract ethical construction in form of novels that are more accessible to readers shows not only his concerns about the future and the well-being of humankind, also the function of literature, namely providing ethical guidelines for human beings.