批判与启蒙的合奏——关于底层文学叙事立场的一点思考

底层文学,是世纪之交中国文坛不能回避的热点话题。在底层文学叙事中,底层陷入困境既有环境原因,也有自身原因。因此,既对导致底层苦难的外部环境保持敏感和警惕,又明白单单怪责外部环境可能产生的歧误;既看到底层自身的精神痼疾,保持启蒙的信仰和勇气,又时刻意识到启蒙者自身的局限,是当下中国作家在进行底层书写时应有的理性立场。

Tutti of Criticism and Enlightenment:Reflections on the Narrative Standpoint of the Literature about the Bottom

In China literature about the bottom is an unavoidable hot topic at the turn of the century.In narrations about the bottom,heroes or heroines got into trouble because of the external circumstances as well as the characters themselves.Hence writers should not only be alert about the circumstances in which the bottom suffer,but also realize the mistake of merely blaming the environments.In addition,they should be aware of the defects in the bottom themselves,believe in the effect of enlightenment and know the...