论《乞力马扎罗的雪》中的意象

Discussion on the Images in the Snow of Kilimanjaro

《乞力马扎罗的雪》作为海明威影响力最大的短篇小说,它描述了主人公哈里在临死前的苦闷与挣扎,这与小说中出现的诸多意象是分不开的,它们具有很深刻的象征意义,影射着主人公哈里和海明威自身。该文从走向死亡和获得永生两方面入手,对雪山、平原、回忆中的雪、豹子、鬣狗、秃鹫、酒、坏疽等意象及其与哈里的关系进行分析,阐释了它们在小说中的象征意义。虽然酒、坏疽等意象暗示了哈里的死亡,过于沉重,但乞力马扎罗雪山和豹子却象征着哈里在精神上得到永生。

The Snow of Kilimanjaro is Hemingway's most influential short story.It describes the protagonist Harry's distress and struggle before his death.This is inseparable from the many images that appear in the novel.They have a profound meaning.The symbolic meaning alludes to the protagonists Harry and Hemingway themselves.This article starts with death and immortality.It analyzes the imagery of snow mountains,plains,snow in memory,leopards,hyenas,vultures,wine,gangrene,and their relationship with Harry,and explains their symbolic significance in the novel.Although images such as wine and gangrene imply that Harry's death is too heavy,the snow mountain of Kilimanjaro and the leopard symbolize Harry's spiritual immortality.