论《余震》的空间叙事艺术

On Spatial Narrative Arts in Aftershocks

《余震》打破一贯传统的时间线性的叙事模式,转而以空间叙事为主。一方面,文本以物理空间的跳跃和并置调控故事情节的跌宕起伏;另一方面,通过运用蒙太奇和梦境描写两种技巧构建主人公小灯的心理空间,由表层的回忆深入至其潜意识,使人物内心深处盘根错节的真情实感呈现出来,从而将故事情节推至高潮。《余震》这部小说中,时间性作为叙事文本的构成要素被弱化,取而代之的空间则彰显出其特有的优势——"同时性"。因此,由空间叙事带来的作品的整体感、空间性展示了现代小说超越传统的新的内部机制。

Aftershocks broke the traditional time linear narrative mode and turned to spatial narrative. On the one hand, the text regulates the ups and downs of the plot with jumping and juxtaposition of physical space; on the other hand, the text constructs the mental space of Xiaodeng by adopting two techniques of montage and dreams description, and reveals the complicated true feelings inside the character from the surface memories deep into the subconsciousness, thus pushing the story plot to the climax. In Aftershocks,time, a component of narrative text, is weakened and replaced by space which demonstrates unique advantage-synchronicity. Therefore, the overall sense and spatiality brought by spatial narrative manifests new internal mechanism of modern fiction transcending the tradition.