追寻“自我”:《倾城之恋》细读及重释(下)

Pursuing “Self”: A Close Reading and Re-interpretation of “Love in a Fallen City ”(Part Two)

《倾城之恋》中白流苏、范柳原之间的爱情算计、情感博弈,可能只是较为表层的内涵,更深层的主旨是二者在那个新旧中西交错的"夹缝"时代对"自我"的追寻。他们在追寻中相遇、相恋,又在相恋中互相隔膜、自造"围城",精心地计算得失,谨慎地斟酌进退。虽然互有好感、心生爱慕,但白流苏由于经济的重压,范柳原出于精神需求的苛刻,都吝啬地固守着自己。艰难的心灵碰撞、别扭的同居生活,开始让双方的立场产生松动。最终,随着"倾城"的战火,以及"自我"的释放与突围,他们各自在对方身上确证了自己。

The love calculation and emotional game between Bai Liusu and Fan Liuyuan in “Love in a Fallen City” may only be the surface connotation, and the deeper theme is the pursuit of "self" between the old and the new in the era of "gap" between China and the West. They met and fell in love in pursuit of "self", and separated from each other in love, creating their own "besieged city", meticulously calculating gains and losses, and carefully considering their progress and retreat. Despite the mutual affection and love, Bai liusu, due to the heavy economic pressure, and Fan Liuyuan, originally from the harsh spiritual needs, both stuck to "self" stubbornly. Hard mental collisions and awkward cohabitation have begun to loosen the positions of both sides. Eventually, with the "Fallen city" war, as well as the "self" release and breakthrough, they each confirmed themselves in each other.