川端康成《千羽鹤》的色彩表现与人物塑造

On the Color Expression and Characterization in Thousand Cranes by Kawabata Yasunari

日本诺贝尔文学奖获奖作家川端康成的代表作《千羽鹤》以敏锐的色彩感觉和丰富的色彩表现见长。通过分析小说中色彩描写对人物塑造的作用以及色彩本身所折射的日本传统美可以看出,"黑""红""白"三种颜色作为构筑《千羽鹤》中美的世界的重要元素,与小说人物之间有着极为密切的关联。小说中,近子心灵的黑暗、太田夫人如红色般魅惑的美、文子如白色般纯真的性格、雪子纯白无暇的灵魂,这些丰富的色彩表现,很好地体现了小说的主题,充分展现了作家对自然、色彩的敏锐感受以及对日本传统美的孜孜不倦的追求。

Thousand Cranes,the master piece by Japanese author Kawabata Yasunari（winner of Nobel Price for Literature in 1968）,highlights itself in delicate feelings transferring of color as well as expressive power of color.In this novel,the description of color makes great contribution to characterization and color itself reflects the traditional beauty of Japan.The color of＂black＂,＂red＂and＂white＂plays a vital role in building the world of beauty,which has close links with characters in Thousand Cranes.Kikuji＇s mind is＂black＂,while Mrs.Ota has shown fascinating beauty like ＂red＂.Besides,Fumiko is innocent like＂white＂and Ukiko owns＂white＂soul.These splendid color expressions not only enunciate the theme but also show Kawabata Yasunar＇s dedicate feelings towards nature and color as well as his persistent pursuit of the traditional beauty of Japan.