自然性与社会性的对抗:解读《怀抱鲜花的女人》的人物象征性

The Confrontation between Naturality and Secular Sociality——The Symbolism of the Characters in The Woman Embracing Flowers

《怀抱鲜花的女人》是莫言在创作转型期的一部中篇小说,该小说在人物创造上独具特色。一方面,鲜花女人身上洋溢着一种神秘、自由、温情的自然性,另一方面,钟表姑娘、王四的家人以及李家庄村民身上体现了一种物质崇拜,反映了粗俗冷漠的人性及盲目维护封建道德的世俗社会性,而王四在这两派人物间的苦苦挣扎则反映出人类在其自然渴望与世俗社会规约间的挣扎态度。文章通过分析这些典型人物形象,探讨其象征意义,分析莫言叙述中的独特手法,透析莫言小说中的社会意义和人伦价值。

Mo Yan is an imaginative Chinese writer who is influenced by Western magical realism. His works often express rich connotations in characterization. The Woman Embracing Flowers, unique in characterization, is a novel during his creative transition period. On the one hand, the flower woman is filled with a mysterious, free,and tender nature. On the other hand, the clock girl, Wang Si’s family and villagers embody a kind of material worship, reflect the vulgar and indifferent humanity and blindly maintain feudal morality of the secular sociality.And Wang Si’s struggling between these two factions reflects Mo Yan’s deep thinking about human nature.