萧红小说中太阳意象的叙事功能

The Narrative Function of Sun Imagery in Xiao Hong's Novels

萧红小说中的太阳意象绵密奇崛,多采丰盈,寓意苍凉邃远。其叙事功能表现在两个层面:其一是描述性功能。指太阳意象仅作为单纯的自然现象的环境描写出现,为作品提供时间背景,创造氛围;其二是隐喻性功能。指太阳意象既是温暖、正义、光明和希望的象征,又是挣扎在"生死场"上底层民众艰难生存图景的外显,更是暴戾社会男权专制的写照。透过太阳意象,萧红展示了小说创设的情境氛围,更突显出她对民众疾苦的凝视和同情、对男权专制强有力的痛斥和鞭挞。

In Xiao Hong＇s novels, the sun images with strange, colorful abundance, meaning the desolate deep far. The narrative function displays in two aspects： one is the descriptive function. The sun images only as a natural phenomenon of pure description of environment, time background, as the works create atmosphere; the second is the metaphorical function. The image of the sun is warm, justice, light and a symbol of hope, is struggling in the ＂life and death＂ bottom masses hard living picture of explicit, is more violent society patriarchal autocratic portrayal. Through the image of sun, Xiao Hong demonstrates the situation atmosphere novel creation, more highlights of her sufferings of people stare and sympathy, strong denunciation of the patriarchal autocracy and lash.