《驴皮记》与《改邪归正的梅莫特》中的欲望叙事

Desire in The Magic Skin and Melmoth Reconciled

《驴皮记》和《改邪归正的梅莫特》没有直接的情节联系。这两篇小说内在的关联在于共同探讨了人在欲望面前的各种困境:《驴皮记》揭示的是人离不开欲望,但生命和欲望却又成反比;《改邪归正的梅莫特》进一步深化了欲望问题,那就是即使欲望的实现不需要以生命为代价,无限度的欲望依然可怕,因为它将把人带入无尽的空虚。

The Magic Skin and Melrnoth Reconciled are two separate novels on the plot. The common element to these two is that they both focus on human being＇s desire. The Magic Skin reveals that human being couldn＇t live without desire, but life and the desire have the inverse ratio; Melmoth Reconciled ex- pressed that the satisfaction of desire does not need take one＇s life, The unlimited desire is extremely fear- ful, because it will make the person fell nihility.