论林语堂小说的行踪叙事

On the Trace Narration of Lin Yutang's Novels

林语堂的小说有着明显的行踪叙事的特征,即他总是将人物安排在行走的旅途上,并且让他们在行走或空间变化中完成人格的塑造过程。林语堂将西方小说行踪叙事的特长引进自己的创作之中,同时和中国传统的行踪叙事特色结合起来,形成了自己的行踪叙事风格。他的小说既可在行踪叙事中展示人物不断成长、成熟的动态过程,又可以"闲"下来描绘世态人情、介绍各地风俗,动静结合,相得益彰。不过,这种叙事方式也存在一些问题和不足。

The novels of Lin Yutang are characterized by their trace narration.In other words,he always sets his figures on their way of journey,and builds their characters in their travels or with the change of space.Lin brings trace narration,the merit of the western novels,into his literary creation,and combines it with Chinese special trace narration to form his own style.His novels not only present the figures in the growing,maturing,and dynamic process,but also have ＂leisure＂ to describe human relationships and worldly wit,and to introduce customs of different places.In this way,Lin harmonizes the dynamic with the static,and brings out the best of both.However,there are also some problems and disadvantage in this kind of trace narration.