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《时间中的孩子》是伊恩·麦克尤恩创作生涯的重要转折点,标志着他在小说艺术上臻于成熟。小说中反复出现的复杂的“孩子”与“时间”意象,不仅巧妙地把各部分情节联结起来,同时也凸显了童年与成年之间的微妙关系,以及找寻每个人心中的“孩子”的必要性:为了抵挡当今成人世界的丑恶与异化。小说还揭示了“时间”并非一种确定的状态,而是一种生命的神奇本质,一种无法理喻的存在,它使短暂的童年能够贯穿人生的全部过程。面对混乱无序的当今社会,成年男女需要认可内心的“孩子”,从中汲取精神养分,以维系和巩固他们之间的纽带。
The Child in Time is an important turning point in Ian McEwan’s career, marking his maturity in the art of fiction. The recurring complex images of “child” and “time” in the novel not only artfully link up all the different episodes, but also highlight the delicate relationship between childhood and adulthood and the necessity of finding the “child” in the heart of everyone Sex: To resist the ugliness and alienation of today’s adult world. The novel also reveals that “time” is not a definite state, but a magical essence of life, an irrational existence that enables a short childhood to penetrate the whole process of life. Faced with disorderly and disorderly society, adult men and women need to recognize their inner “children” and learn from them to maintain and consolidate their bonds.