论戴维·洛奇《天堂消息》中的创伤书写

On the Writing of Trauma in David Lodge′s Paradise News

戴维·洛奇在《天堂消息》中运用多元后现代小说叙事手法展现了数个创伤故事。其创伤表征首先是厄休拉因身而心的兄妹伦理创伤,其次是伯纳德日记体自白由心而身的创伤。厄休拉的创伤记忆因兄妹和解得到宣泄、伯纳德被禁锢的“利比多”在激发自主权和重建与外部世界的联系中走向复原。洛奇运用娴熟的叙事技巧实现了创伤和喜趣的巧妙结合。创伤书写增加了作品的厚度,小说的喜趣性也为治愈创伤提供了一种途径,演绎了作者关于创伤人生中生之意趣的哲思。

David Lodge applies multiple postmodern novel narrative techniques to show several traumatic stories in Paradise News.The diversified traumatic representations are characterized by Ursula′s ethical trauma committed by Sean from body to heart,Bernard′s diary confession of trauma from heart to body.While Ursula′s traumatic memory is vented by the siblings′reconciliation,Bernard′s imprisoned"Libido"moves towards recovery in stimulating autonomy and rebuilding contact with the outside world.Lodge applies narrative skills skillfully to realize the ingenious combination of trauma and joy.While Trauma writing increases the thickness of the work,the comic novel also provides a way to heal trauma and deduces the author′s philosophical thinking on the meaning of life which is full of traumatic experiences.