死亡书写在伊夫·邦廷图画书中的表现

The Performance of Death Writing in Eve Bunting's Picture Books

伊夫·邦廷的图画书中有许多呈现死亡话题的佳作。她在其中呈现"死亡"主题的内容时,以其特有的表现手法——儿童视角、镜像式的死亡意象、爱的引导者形象的刻画来巧妙地联结生与死,承载孩子内心的寄望与深情。其力透纸背的文字叙事功力导引出其死亡书写的启示与内涵,这能让孩子明白:成长过程中所经历的伤痛、失去其实是另外一个向度的给予。

Eve Bunting s picture books are full of the topics of death. When presenting the content of the theme of “death”,she skillfully connects life and death with her unique techniques of expression:children s perspective,mirror-like image of death,and the portrayal of the image of love guide,so as to carry the hope and deep feeling of children s hearts. Her ability of narration leads to the inspiration and connotation of her death writing,which enables children to understand that the pain and loss they have experienced in the process of growing up are actually giving of another dimension.