论《随想录》中的儒教“宗教人”形象

儒教是一种特殊的宗教,由于它的隐蔽性很强,尽管"五四"先驱者就已提出了"打倒孔家店"的口号,但是对儒教的宗教实质认识,中国现代作家大多是在经历了"文革"的教训后才若有所悟,这一点在巴金的晚年写作中表现得十分突出。解放前,巴金无情地批判觉新的性格缺陷和精神弱点,解放后,他做梦也没有想到,自己也成为了无神论时代典型的"宗教人"之一。解读《随想录》,可以发现,无论是觉新还是巴金,他们的精神世界都与儒教有着千丝万缕的联系,只不过前者在明处,后者在暗处,不容易被发现而已。

On "Religious Men" Image of Confucianism Described in Collection of Random Thoughts

Confucianism is a special kind of religion that can not be easily perceived due to its concealment. Though ＂May Fourth＂ pioneers had already put forward the slogan of ＂Down with Confucius and Sons＂, modem Chinese writers did not realize the religious essence of Confucianism until the ＂ Cultural Revolution＂. This was prominently reflected in Ba Jin＇s writings in his late years. Before liberation, Ba Jin mercilessly criticized Jue Xin＇s character defects and mental weaknesses. After liberation, he could never have dreamed that he also became one of the typical ＂religious men＂ during the atheism era. Interpretation of Collection of Random Thoughts indicates that both Jue Xin and Ba Jin were mentally connected with Confucianism, except that the former connection was open, the latter was hidden and not easy to see.