撑向彼岸的渡船——《边城》的一种解读

渡船在小说《边城》中, 不仅是一种象征,更是一种具有原型意味的意象。它作为通向彼岸世界的承载物, 对应于小说的故事叙述,通过《边城》富于生气的描绘, 使之成为一种文化的原型。它暗示了一种诚与善的文化的不完善性。小说因此透视人生命存在的本质状态,实现了它的形而上意味。

The Ferryboat Leading to the Other Short--An Interprietation of A Small Town on the Borderland

This article holds that the ferryboat in the novel A Small Town on the Borderland serves not only as a symbol,but also as an image of a certain prototype.As the bearer leading to the other side of the world,it corresponds to the narration of the plot in this story.And through the vivid portrayal in this novel,it embodies the prototype of a certain culture:the culture of honesty and goodness,in which an imperfection is indicated with the employment of the image of a ferryboat.In this sense,the novel gives a netaphyical character to the ferryboat,thus revealing the natural state of human existence.