《露西·高特的故事》中的创伤叙事与救赎书写

On the Writing of Trauma and Redemption in The Story of Lucy Gault

《露西·高特的故事》是威廉·特雷弗晚年的一部长篇小说,用主次分明的线索和以具体时间为引线叙述了露西、高特夫妇和荷瑞翰等人在20世纪上半叶爱尔兰家国创伤下的个体创伤。这些个体在被动创伤下表现不一,或负疚、或不堪负重,但最后实现不同程度的自我救赎。小说体现了特雷弗对饱受战争冲突和宗教矛盾的爱尔兰民族的忧虑,以及作者对民族创伤下普通民众的人文关怀和高度同情。

The Story of Lucy Gault,written by William Trevor in his later years,narrates the personal trauma of Lucy using three explicit and implicit clues and taking time as the leading line,her parents and Hollyham in Ireland in the first half of the twentieth century.These individuals behave differently under passive trauma——to feel guilty,or not bear the burden,but finally all achieve self-redemption to varying degrees.The novel reflects Trevor’s anxiety about the Irish people suffering from war conflicts and religious contradictions,as well as showing his humanistic concern and high sympathy for the ordinary people under the trauma of the nation.