论《安德鲁的大脑》中的叙事治疗机制

On the Mechanism of Narrative Therapy in Andrew's Brain

E.L.多克托罗生前发表的最后一部长篇小说《安德鲁的大脑》以认知科学家安德鲁与治疗师之间的对话构成主要叙述方式,成为后现代心理学治疗法"叙事治疗"与文学创作结合的典型案例。叙事治疗为转叙、元小说技巧展示及叙述时间的安排提供了创新契机,同时也为疗治作品人物及作家的文化创伤提供了有效途径。基于对小说中叙事治疗机制的分析,论文指出:该作品并不囿于"再现"9·11创伤,而旨在"去9·11化","治愈"才是其最终的目的。

The latest novel Andrew＇s Brain by E. L. Doctorow is mainly narrated in the form of dialogue between the cognitive scientist Andrew and his therapist. The novel therefore becomes a classical case for the application of Narrative Therapy in literary creation. Narrative Therapy, as a Postmodern therapeutic method, not only provides inspirational convenience for metalepsis, the displaying of metafictional art and the arrangement of narrative time, but also helps cure cultural trauma of fictional characters and the author himself. By analyzing the mechanism of Narrative Therapy employed in the novel, the paper argues that this novel is not confined to ＂representing＂ the trauma incurred by 9/11 for aesthetic purpose, but aims at ＂curing＂ the cultural trauma and thus getting rid of it in the long run.