远藤周作《深河》的个体叙事与身份认同

Individual narrative and identity in Endo Shusaku’s Deep River

日本第三代新人作家的代表远藤周作的《深河》通过描述人物的朝圣之旅,探寻现代个体的精神救赎问题。本文运用身份认同理论,分析小说人物的精神成长、自我身份建构和灵魂救赎。小说将不同个体的精神创伤与他们在印度的经历交错在一起展开叙述,呈现了不同人物对自我和信仰的认识,凸显了宗教多元主义这一主题。《深河》的复调结构与宗教多元主义主题完美契合在一起,体现了远藤周作在战后民主主义文化思潮中对个人信仰问题的深刻思考。

Deep River by Endo Shusaku, a representative of the third generation of post-war Japanese writers, depicts the protagonist's journey of pilgrimage to explore spiritual salvation and the true meaning of life. Using identity theory, this paper analyzes the characters' spiritual growth, self-identity construction and soul salvation. The novel interlaces the spiritual trauma of different individuals with their experiences in India, showing the different characters' understanding of ego and belief, thus highlighting the theme of religious pluralism. The polyphonic structure of Deep River perfectly coincides with the theme of religious pluralism, which reflects the profound reflection on personal beliefs in the postwar trend of democratic and cultural thought.