守护爱的家园——评蒂姆·温顿新作《巢》

《巢》讲述了汤姆·基利帮助幼童凯走出创伤、建立自信的故事,在此过程中汤姆重获人生的尊严和价值。表面上看,澳大利亚在全球金融危机中毫发无伤,人们沉浸在工业急速发展的狂喜之中,然而繁荣背后却暗藏黑洞,人际关爱的荒漠化成为最严重的社会危机。如何守护住爱的家园成为摆在澳大利亚人面前的重大社会课题。小说借回顾反文化运动暗示嬉皮士当年倡导的人际关爱理念对当下澳大利亚社会爱的沦陷有重要的救赎价值。

Guarding the Eyrie of Love -An Interpretation of Tim Winton's New Novel Eyrie

Eyrie represents a story of love and salvation in which Tom Keely guards the little child Kai against mental trauma and helps him regain confidence.Meanwhile, Tom restores self-esteem as well as values of his life.Seemingly, the Australian society luckily survives the global economic crisis without any financial loss.However, behind the industrial development mania there is a dangerous social crisis, among which the deficiency of love in the whole society is the most serious one.For Australian people, guarding the eyrie of love becomes the top issue on the agenda.The details of the anti-culture moments represented in the novel do deserve special attention.The concept of interpersonal love advocated by Hippies, offers a hint that love could be the final salvation for the cold and indifferent society now.