当代底层叙事的文化思考——评罗伟章的长篇小说《大河之舞》

Cultural Reflections on Contemporary Bottom Narration:A Study on Luo Weizhang's Riverdance

罗伟章的长篇小说《大河之舞》是关于当代底层生存的一次文化思索。小说以罗家坝半岛上罗疤子一家两代人并不复杂的生命遭际为核心,讲述了罗家坝半岛在当代生存的历史变迁。罗家坝半岛文化是古代巴人文化在当代的继承,它在起源之初就以别人的想法作为自己的伦理,到了当代,罗疤子等人对文化的破坏同样遵循着这一逻辑,都没有生成属于自己的主体性。罗传明是土生土长的半岛人,他通过引入知识理性悄然地改变了半岛文化的传统,但与此同时却又表达出了坚守的姿态,他的这种既否定又肯定的思维方式,为其文化传统构建自己的主体提供了难得的思想契机。

Luo Weizhang＇s novel Riverdance is a cultural reflection on the existence of the bottom class in contemporary China.The novel centers on the ordinary life experiences of the Luo family who lived on the Luojiaba Peninsula.It relates the historical changes taking place on the peninsula and the modern existence.The local culture of Luojiaba Peninsula evolves from the ancient culture of Ba People,which originated from the tradition of taking other people＇s opinions as rules of governing their（Ba People＇s）own action.In modern times,Luo Bazi and his people destroyed the local culture with the same governing principles,which suggested that they were lacking of independent subjectivity.The local tradition was gradually changed unwittingly by Luo Chuanming,a native born and bred on the peninsula.He introduced new knowledge and reason to the peninsula,and at the same time he stuck to the local tradition.His way of thinking was both positive and negative,which brought hope of gaining subjectivity for his people on the basis of adhering to local tradition.