“至死方休”的完美追求者——论《当呼吸化为空气》中的三重自我

A Perfect Pursuer——On the Triple “Selves” in When Breath Becomes Air

自传之'我'复杂多变,阐释维度也倾向于多元化,自在之我、叙述之我与镜像之我是其中的三个维度。在癌症回忆录《当呼吸化为空气》中,美国著名神经外科医生与科学家保罗·卡拉尼什记录了自己患病前后的真实生活与深沉思索,在多重自我的再现中完成传主'至死方休'的完美追求者的身份寓言,启迪人们不断思索生与死的意义,珍惜当下,积极乐观地面对生活,充满正能量。

The'self'in autobiography and its interpretation are both complicated and changeable.The'self in myself',the'self as the narrator',and the'self as a mirror image'are just some of them.In his memoir When Breath Becomes Air,the well-known American neurosurgeon and scientist Paul Kalanithi faithfully records his life story and thought-provoking thinking before and after he was diagnosed as a cancer patient,constructing a triple'self'as well as a perfect image of one who seeks perfection in everything and fights until the last moment of his life.The memoir inspires readers to think about the meaning of life and death,cherish the moment,and face the present actively and positively.