成长中的无所适从:门罗小说《逃离》探析

Dilemma of growth in Runawayby Munro

爱丽丝·门罗的短篇小说《逃离》详细描述了女孩儿卡拉成长过程中所遇到的难题。小说中,卡拉多次逃离:逃离家庭,逃离婚姻,逃离同伴,最终回归旧日生活。通过细读文本,从中管窥门罗小说描写年轻女孩儿的普世主题即:介于青春期和成年女性之间的女孩儿在成长过程中通常会在人生的关键之处无所适从。小说的最终,卡拉仍然处在矛盾、探索之中,也在继续成长之中。

In her short story Runaway, Alice Munro portrays the growing up process of a young lady Carla. Carla repeatedly runs away from her parents, her husband, and her lady friend, and eventually re- turns to the start. This paper explores over Munro＇s universal theme of the inadequacy and dilemma of the ladies between their puberty and adulthood.