《淘气包埃米尔》中的伦理叙事与共同体想象

Ethical narratives and community imagination in Emil’s Pranks

“童话外婆”阿斯特丽德·林格伦以笔下诞生诸多“顽童”形象而闻名,在创作中林格伦表现出对儿童社会性发展议题的关注。作为一部融入作家童年生活经验的小说,《淘气包埃米尔》以埃米尔在家庭庄园、乡村、教区等社会环境中的成长经历为主线,展现了儿童伦理意识的形成过程。与此同时,林格伦借由埃米尔所面临的一系列伦理选择困境,揭示了斯莫兰乡村社会中普遍存在的情理两难处境,进而通过彰显“另类儿童”的纯粹童心与现实社会的有效联结提出解决方案,试图追寻和重塑一种超越利益考量的伦理共同体。

Renowned as the“Fairy Tale Grandmother”,Astrid Lindgren is famous for creating numerous“mischievous child”characters and demonstrating a keen interest in the social development of children.Emil’s Pranks,a novel infused with the author’s childhood experiences,uses Emil’s growth in various social environments such as the family estate,village,and parish as an ethical narrative thread to illustrate the formation of children’s ethical consciousness.At the same time,Lindgren reveals the common moral conflicts in the rural society of Smaland through a series of ethical dilemmas.By highlighting the pure-hearted nature of“alternative children”and their effective integration into the real world,Lindgren proposes solutions that aim to seek and reshape an ethical community beyond mere interest considerations.