论《甜牙》中汤姆的生存美学

On Aesthetics of Existence of Tom in Sweet Tooth

伊恩•麦克尤恩于2012年出版的间谍小说《甜牙》在其交织的政治与人性、爱与背叛、欺骗与宽恕中展现了反转的魅力。塞丽娜•弗鲁姆因为一场情感纠葛而参加了英国军情五局(MI5)的“甜牙”行动,并与她的监视对象作家汤姆•黑利发生了一场陷在政治沼泽中的相互监视的爱情故事。运用福柯的“生存美学”理论,分析汤姆从逾越自身的极限体验中愉悦自身、在自身技术中节制自身、并在超越自身中达到生存美学。麦克尤恩运用汤姆面临的政治规训与写作自由的悖论,传达其对个体通过实践智慧摆脱权力控制并寻求自由主体生存之路的呼吁,彰显其作品的美学和哲思性价值,引发当代读者对挣脱规训化主体的枷锁以及实现审美化生存可能性的思考。

Ian McEwan's spy novel Sweet Tooth,published in 2012,shows the charm of reversal in its interwoven mix of politics and humanity,love and betrayal,deceit and forgiveness.Serena Frome is involved in MI5's "Sweet Tooth"project because of an emotional entanglement,and has a spy-watching love story with her sponsoring target,writer Tom Haley.Based on Foucaulfs theory of "Aesthetics of Existence",an analysis of Tom's survival wisdom to escape the disciplined subjectivity is provided.Tom delights himself from transcendental experiences that challenge himself,restrains himself through technology of the self,and achieves aesthetics of existence in transcending himself.By using the paradox between political discipline and fee writing faced by Tom,McEwan reveals his appeal for individuals to get rid of power control and seek aesthetics of existence through practical wisdom,highlights the aesthetic and philosophical value of his works,and triggers contemporary readers to think about the possibility of breaking free from the shackles of disciplined subjectivity and realizing aesthetics of existence.