论《羚羊与秧鸡》中的语言、人性与后人类

Language,Humanity and Posthumanism in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake

在阿特伍德的小说《羚羊与秧鸡》中,作者通过语言的没落表达深切的关怀。小说中人性的堕落和语言的没落同时进行,阿特伍德通过这样的情节安排强调语言对于人性的重要意义。语言不仅是思想表达的工具,更是人文、艺术、历史和宗教等的灵魂,是人性的根本。通过这个警示性的故事,阿特伍德告诫人类,在我们面临环境灾难走向灭绝的关键时刻,人性、语言和艺术往往被我们忽略,一味地强调科技和理性的力量,然而,这种理性至上的理念只会致使人类过分关注外在物质世界,任人类文化渐渐枯萎、凋谢在人性的沙漠之中。

In her novel Oryx and Crake,Margaret Atwood shows great concern for the deplorable loss of language accompanied by the fall of humanity.Through the juxtaposition of the fall of humanity and the deprivation of language,Atwood stresses the significance of language for humanity.Language is not only a tool for communication,but also the soul of the humanities,arts,history and religion.It is in fact a fundamental component of humanity.Through this cautionary tale,Atwood admonishes us against the danger of prioritizing the development of technology and the perfection of rationality at the cost of artistic expression of mankind through the medium of language.Excessive stress on the external material world of humanity can only result in the total deprivation of humanity.