解读《渔猎》中“Jacklighting”的涵义

On the Metaphorical Meanings of Ann Beattie's Short Story Jacklighting

美国当代著名作家安·比蒂的小说名篇《渔猎》,名为"Jacklighting",讲述的却只是一场平淡无奇、与渔猎毫无关联的田庄聚会。显然作为标题的"Jacklighting"一词本身即是一个关键的暗喻。本文试图以文本细读的分析手法,结合当代社会现实,逐次解读出这篇小说的深层涵义。认为Jacklighting一词在小说中作为核心暗喻,至少有三层涵义:Nicholas之死是一场无意的渔猎,芸芸众生的生死悲欢也不过是命运的一场渔猎,更为讽刺的是每个人都在潜意识中对于自我进行一场渔猎和消解。

This article is designed to present a careful study on Ann Beattie＇s short story Jacklighting. Based on the logical analysis and plenty of illustrations,it reveals the three levels of the core metaphor in the story.