隐形的对抗和拯救的圈套——重读贾平凹的《高兴》

在新世纪底层叙事的洪流中,以农民进城为叙事架构的贾平凹的《高兴》也被视作底层叙事的重要收获。不过,从小说对主人公刘高兴进城原因的超然选择到拾荒者和乡村知识分子的身份设定;从以拯救为目的的故事原动力到对城乡关系裂隙的缝合,都显示出贾平凹超越性的价值寻索和审美诉求。尽管故事最终以五富的死亡为终结,但毫无疑问《高兴》已经与底层叙事纯粹的苦难展示、悲情控诉划清了界限。

Invisible Confrontation and Savable Trap——Reread Jia Pingwa＇s Happiness

Jia Pingwa＇s Happiness is considered an important harvest in the bottom-class narration of new century.However,many factors indicate that this novel is beyond the general level of the bottom-class narrations.These factors include the rural intellectual identity of the protagonist,the reason of going to city,the power of story and the attempt of bridging the urban-rural.