《华威先生》与《在其香居茶馆里》讽刺个性之比较

<华威先生>与<在其香居茶馆里>虽同为中国现代短篇讽刺小说之传世名作,但二者的讽刺个性却背道而驰前者工于漫画化,后者巧于解扣子;前者力在聚焦,后者着意点睛;前者是冷嘲热讽,后者却是不动声色.正因如此,<华威先生>的讽刺风格是犀利明快、谑而不虐,有铺陈渲染、汪洋恣肆之美;<在其香居茶馆里>的讽刺个性则是精粹含蓄、客观冷峻,呈惜墨如金、笑里藏刀之秀.

A Comparative Study of The Story of Mr. Hua Wei and All in a Teahouse:Their Art of Satire

The Story of Mr Hua Wei and All in a Teahouse are two masterpieces in the history of China's satirical short stories. Yet, their methods of satire are remarkably different. The former cartoonizes evils, which the latter relentlessly exposes; the former is powerful in focal attack, while the latter excels at supplying details; the former is directly satirical and sarcastic, while the latter stays calm and collected. Because of these differences, The Story of Mr Hua Wei has a style of sharp lucidness, wild satire, and deliberate exaggeration, while All in a Teahouse is more reserved, more objective, more concise -more like hiding a stagger behind a smiling face.