《黑暗的心》中的生态危机及其东方式救赎

On the Ecological Crisis and Oriental Salvation in Heart of Darkness

英国小说家康拉德的代表作《黑暗的心》不仅是一部经典后殖民小说,更是一部生态文学的典范之作。通过对马洛刚果之行的所见所闻的叙述,康拉德指出欧洲殖民者受利润驱使,疯狂地开发和破坏非洲的殖民行为是引发当地自然生态、社会生态与精神生态危机的根源,同时还暗示只有借用东方生态智慧,敬畏自然、关爱同类和克制欲望,才能为化解西方殖民危机找到救赎的途径。

Heart of Darkness, Conrad's masterpiece, is not only a classic post-colonial novel, but also a model of ecological literary work. By narrating what Marlow saw and heard in his trip to Congo, Conrad does not only point out that the crazy plundering and destruction of Africa by the European colonists are the causes to the local natural, social and spiritual ecological crises, but also indicate that the only way to dissolve the crises and get salvation is to study the oriental ecological wisdom, respecting the nature, loving human being and restraining desire.