卡列宁的微笑——析《不能承受的生命之轻》中的卡列宁形象

Kalenin's smile——An analysis of the image of Kalenin in “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”

通过分析《不能承受的生命之轻》中小狗卡列宁的取名以及在文中的具体形象,阐述卡列宁与文章主要人物之间相互救赎、相互完善的关系。卡列宁的取名过程烘托了主角托马斯的性格,卡列宁与特丽莎之间的爱升华了小说主题。而卡列宁的微笑则留给小说一个看似悲惨实则乐观的开放式的结局。

Through the analysis of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being', the name of the small and medium sized dog Kalenin and the specific image in the text, this paper expounds the relationship between Kalenin and the main characters of the redemption and mutual improvement. The name Kalenin shows the protagonist Thomas' s character, Kalenin and Teresa's love sublimates the theme of the novel. And Kalenin's smile left the novel a tragic but optimistic, open ending.