人类生存困境的反思--论麦克尤恩小说《星期六》的悖论书写

Reflections upon the Predicament of Human Existence--On Ian McEwan’s Paradoxical Writing of Saturday

通过对当代英国作家伊恩·麦克尤恩的小说《星期六》的解读,分析了小说中蕴含的生与死、疯癫与文明、孤独与合群、道德与非道德之间悖论关系,探讨了恐怖主义给人类生存造成的灾难性后果,认为它不仅威胁生命安全,而且冲击文明秩序、人际交往和道德观念,但是可以相信只要人间有爱、理性尚存、良知未泯,人类就一定会走出困境。

Through the interpretation of Saturday,one of the representative works of contemporary British writer Ian McEwan,this paper analyzes the paradoxical relationships between life and death,madness and civilization,solitude and gregariousness,morality and non-morality implied in the novel.It is intended to explore the catastrophic consequences on human existence caused by terrorism,which is thought as not merely a threat to human life,but an impact on civilization order,interpersonal communication and moral values.However,it can be believed that as long as there is love,rationality and conscience on the earth,man will get out of the predicament.