老舍《骆驼祥子》中的金钱书写

On Money Writing in Lao She's Camel Xiangzi

《骆驼祥子》展现了底层车夫祥子灵魂堕落的悲剧。在这一悲剧中,外在的金钱因素在揭露小说主题、推动故事情节等方面起到了重要作用。老舍在《骆驼祥子》中的金钱书写既描摹了人物不同金钱观念之间的相互碰撞与矛盾,也从物质和道德两个层面建构了金钱悖论,深入挖掘了近代社会底层人民在生存困境中展现出的金钱困境和精神压抑。金钱书写也展现出老舍对现代资本主义经济与传统经济道德伦理之间关系的思考。

Camel Xiangzi presents the tragedy of the degradation of Xiangzi,an underclass rickshaw driver.In this tragedy,the external factor of money plays an important role in revealing the novel's themes and promoting the plot.In Camel Xiangzi,Lao She's writing on money not only depicts the conflict between characters'different views on money,but also constructs the paradox of money on both material and moral levels,and explores the money dilemmas and mental depression of the people at the bottom of modern society in the midst of their struggle for survival.The writing on money also demonstrates Lao She's thinking about the relationship between modern capitalist economy and traditional economic and moral ethics.