《占卜者》中的原型要素研究

Study on the Archetypal Elements of The Diviners

玛格丽特·劳伦斯的《占卜者》是具有强烈原型特质的文本,各类原型要素俯拾皆是。其中人物原型、场景原型、主题原型尤其突出,它们或强化或颠覆作品中具体人物、场景及主题蕴含的现实意义,从不同侧面凝聚和暗示作品的女性主义内涵,凸显了小说的文化张力和意义空间,折射出劳伦斯对加拿大现代女性生存状态的深切关注及殷切希望。

The Diviners by Margaret Laurence demonstrates strong archetypal features with all kinds of archetypes imbedded in it. Character archetypes, setting archetypes and theme archetypes are the most prominent ones. They either enforce or subvert the signifier meaning of the concrete characters, settings or themes so as to converge and imply the feminist connotations of the work, which at the same time also highlights the culture and spatial connotations of the novel. It also reflects Laurence＇s deep concern and earnest expectation on contemporary Canadian women and their living condition.