永恒的奥秘:向往自然——《麦田里的守望者》再论

Permanent Mystery: Yearning for Nature ——On The Catcher in the Rye

塞林格之成为美国一代青年人心目中的领袖 ,是因为他的长篇小说《麦田里的守望者》。小说惟一的主人公霍尔顿是个不同寻常的反抗者形象。他除了以其疯狂、自暴自弃和推至极致的愤世嫉俗作为反抗手段之外 ,还以“虚伪”反抗“虚伪” ,以对大自然的向往表现了他超乎年龄的精神优势 ,从而足以使他跻身历史上“回归自然”的叛逆者之列 。

The very reason that J.D.Salinger became a mental leader in the mind of a generation of American young people is his long novel The Catcher in the Rye. Holden Caulfield, the only hero in the novel, is an image of extraordinary revolt. Apart from the rebellious means he exploits of his frenzy, self-abandonment and ultimate cynicism, demonstrates his spiritual superiority beyond his age by way of “hypocrisy” to oppose “hypocrisy” and exhibiting his yearning for nature. That serves him to rank in the rebels in history who desires to “return to nature”, which is of eternal significance.