弑猫背后的两性关系——欧茨《白猫》中的双重叙事

The Relationship between the Sexes behind the Killing of the Cat——the Double Narration in Oates' the White Cat

在文学作品研究中,情节发展的研究一直备受推崇,研究者们从各个角度探索情节发展。但在情节发展这一显性进程之外,还存在着另一个"隐性进程"。隐性进程与显性进程一起,塑造着饱满的人物形象,丰富着作品的内涵与主题。欧茨的《白猫》中,也存在着这种双重叙事活动。一方面,其情节发展着重在于描写丈夫如何三次弑猫;另一方面在情节发展背后,隐性进程也发挥着重要作用。某种程度上猫作为文中妻子的隐喻,丈夫杀猫,实则在表现自身对于妻子的一种态度,在隐性叙事进程中,反映着当代社会婚姻关系中年龄、经济、性格、心理悬殊大的夫妻关系。若我们能从作品本身出发,探索文中的双重叙事,对于把握作品深刻的主题具有重要意义。

In the study of literary works,the study of plot development has always been highly respected,and researchers explore the development of the plot from various angles.However,in addition to the dominant process of plot development,there is a"recessive process".The recessive process,together with the dominant process,shapes a full-fledged character and enriches the connotation and theme of the work.This double narration is also presented in Oates’ The White Cat.On the one hand,its plot development focuses on how the husband kills the cat three times;on the other hand,behind the plot development,the recessive process also plays an important role.To some extent,the cat is the metaphor of his wife in the text.The fact that the husband kills the cat expresses the husband’s attitude towards his wife.In the process of the recessive narration,they reflect the disparity in age,economy,personality and psychology in contemporary social marriage.If we can explore the double narration in the text from the works,it is of great significance to grasp the profound theme of the work.