谈《了不起的盖茨比》的时空结构及其功能

On Spatio-Temporal Structure and Its Functions in The Great Gatsby

从叙述学视角分析《了不起的盖茨比》独具匠心的时空结构。在叙事时间安排上,该小说遵循季节的循环,同时又调整时间的速度和顺序,带有现代小说的非线形发展的特征;在空间安排上,小说中东部与西部、东卵与西卵、纽约与灰谷的对立构成超越地理意义的隐喻,揭示和深化了主题。

This article analyses the exquisite spatiotemporal structure of The Great Gatsby from the perspective of narration. The novel follows the seasonal cycle in time sequence but adjusts the speed and order of particular time, thereby characterizing itself by the nonlinear development of story, a strategy widely adopted in modern fiction. As to the spatial arrangement, the contrasts of East and West, and New York and Foul Dust in the novel constitute the beyondgeographicsense metaphors, which reveal and highlight the theme of the novel.