托马斯·沃尔夫《网与石》的空间叙事分析

The Spatial Narrative Analysis of Thomas Wolfe's The Web and the Rock

小说《网与石》将主人公乔治·韦伯从童年成长的小镇到青年打拼的大城市纽约,再到疗治情感之伤的欧洲的人生轨迹进行了勾勒。地理空间的变化使乔治变得成熟,使他能够认清自我与世界的关系。不同的空间通过回忆产生交叉和碰撞,反映出他返乡的冲动和对灵魂家园的寻找。最终他与自我空间、社会空间达成和解,无奈的真相揭示出乡愁乌托邦的幻灭。

The Web and the Rock outlines the protagonist George Weber from the town where he spent his childhood to the big city New York where he worked hard in youth,and then to Europe where he treated the hurts of affection.The changing of geographical spaces made George become mature and so that he could recognize himself and the world.Different spaces reflecthis impulse ofreturning homeand the search for his soul homethrough the intersection and collisionproduced by memories.Finally,he reached a reconciliation with self space and social space,but the helpless truth revealed the disillusion of nostalgia utopia.