王小波小说《万寿寺》中的隐喻手法阐释

A Brief Analysis of Metaphors in Wang Xiaobo′s Wanshou Temple

使用隐喻手法是作家升华作品主题及渗透创造者思想情感的有效途径。《万寿寺》是一部象征意义丰富且妙趣横生的作品。王小波纯熟地运用了空间隐喻、时间隐喻、人物隐喻以及色彩隐喻,深化了知识分子面临生存困境仍执着于追求精神自由,构建自我诗意世界这一主题,强化了小说人物形象,带给了读者超越期待视野的审美体验。

The use of metaphor is an effective way for writers to sublimate the theme of their works and to infiltrate their thoughts and emotions into their works.Wanshou Temple is an interesting novel rich in symbolism.Wang Xiao-bo uses space,time,figure and color metaphors skillfully to deepen the theme that intellectuals are trapped in the survival predicament but still cling to the pursuit of spiritual freedom and construct the poetic world of self.Using metaphors makes the novel′s characters more impressive and brings readers aesthetic experience beyond the horizon of expectations.