《莫失莫忘》的成长叙事与伦理反思

Growth Narrative and Ethical Reflections in Never Let Me Go

石黑一雄在《莫失莫忘》中抛弃了常规的线性时间序列,转而采用现在与过去交替并行的波形叙事时间结构,使人物在回忆与现实中来回穿梭,在情感的跌宕起伏中推动情节的展开。克隆人生活在“惩戒规训”和“调节控制”泛滥的社会,虽然有从自我意识到思想启蒙的成长,但逃避不了从空间隔绝到暴力政治带来的生命权利的反成长。小说中的时间结构与成长叙事融为一体,把过去与现在连接起来,将梦想与现实交错呈现,实现了人与物从“现实”之此岸到“过去”之彼岸与从“过去”之彼岸到“现实”之此岸的跨越。波形时间建构的非线性叙事彰显了善意与恶意、希望与绝望、成长与反成长的对抗,引起读者对后现代社会中人的存在与意义的反思。

In Never Let Me Go,Kazuo Ishiguri abandons the conventional linear time pattern and instead adopts a wavelike temporal structure that alternates between the present and the past,allowing the characters to shuttle back and forth between memories and reality,and driving the plot through emotional ups and downs.Clones live in a society fraught with punishment and stringent regulations.Despite their evolution from self-awareness to ideological enlightenment,they cannot evade the suppression of their right to life stemming from spatial isolation and oppressive politics.The integration of the temporal structure and narrative initiation in the novel seamlessly bridges the past and the present,mingling dreams with reality.This facilitates the transition of characters and events from the shore of“reality”to the shore of“past”and vice versa.The non-linear narrative crafted by wavelike time progression highlights the confrontation between goodwill and malice,hope and despair,growth and stagnation,prompting readers to reflect on the existence and meaning of human beings in the postmodern society.