米勒重复理论视角下《蝇王》中的重复现象

A Study of Repetitions in Lord of the flies from the Perspective of Miller’s Repetition Theory

《蝇王》中的重复现象是探求小说主题内涵及意义构成的关键。从微观处着眼,重复的意象以隐喻的形式出现,如“蝇王”象征人性之恶;从中观层面看,人物和事件复现经典原型,如西蒙以耶稣为原型,是真理的殉道者;从宏观角度探究,《蝇王》创新发展荒岛文学的主题,探索人性善恶。由此小说中的重复现象由点到面,层层递进地揭示出“人性中深谙恶”这一主题意义。

The repetitions in Lord of the Flies are the keys to exploring the thematic connotation and meaning of the novel.From a microscopic point of view,repetitive images appear in the form of metaphors,such as“Lord of the Flies”symbolizing the evil of human nature;from a mesoscopic point of view,the characters and events reproduce the classic archetypes,such as Simo’s archetype of Jesus as a martyr for the truth;from a macroscopic point of view,Lord of the Flies is an innovative development of the theme of Desert Island Literature by exploring the good and evil of human nature.Therefore,the repetitions reveal the thematic meaning of“human nature is well versed in evil”.