“变形前后”:格里高尔的神及弟兄——关于卡夫卡的《变形记》

Before and after the Metamorphosis: Gregor's God and Brothers On Kafka's The Metamorphosis

卡夫卡《变形记》的含混迫使读者对格里高尔所变成的东西与变成了格里高尔的东西进行猜测和联想。作为"变形前记",《乡村婚礼的筹备》中的"甲虫想象"为理解格里高尔的变形逻辑提供了参照。自我灵魂想象性地从躯壳分离出来逃避身体性生育的烦恼,所呈现的恰是灵魂自身及其与身体之间唯有神学可以解释的困局。作为"变形后记",《乡村医生》的"乡村婚礼"是这一困局的复现。

Kafka＇ s The Metamorphosis forces readers to deduce or even guess what Gregor became and what became Gregor due to the textual ambiguities. As the ＂pre - metamorphosis＂, Wedding Preparation in the Country contains an episode which provides clues to understand the logic of Gregor＇ s metamorphosis. The soul of one＇ s self in its imagination deviates from the body to escape the worries of body＇ s physical reproducing. It demonstrates a predicament about the soul and the relationship between soul and body which can only explained by theology. As the ＂post - metamorphosis＂, The Country Doctor recasts this predicament in its ＂country wedding＂ episode.