《素食者》中非暴力意象的隐喻功能书写

The Metaphorical Function of Non-Violent Imagery in “The Vegetarian”

摘要: 文学意象凝聚着历代作者、读者共同积淀的心灵感受、阅读体验和审美经验。作为韩国当代最具影响力的女性作家之一，韩江的书写特质在于以意象引导情节来扩容隐喻空间，意象也因此成为读懂韩江审美倾向、生活审视以及社会认知的有效索引。在《素食者》这部作品中，韩江在意象刻画与暴力批判之间建立了有意关联：梦境作为女性过去与未来的共生容器，暗示对现存暴力的觉醒与挣扎；植物作为形神异变的载体，探寻摆脱暴力的方式；颜色则是潜在人格、认知与情绪的显化，补充了受暴、反暴的艰难与思考。《素食者》中三大意象彼此交融、相互支撑，是韩江从直面、反思暴力走向抵御暴力的艺术哲思，更是韩江向内重构的生命美学吁求。

Abstract: Literary imagery embodies the collective spiritual feelings, reading experiences, and aesthetic experiences accumulated by authors and readers over time. As one of the most influential female writers in contemporary Korea, Han Jiang’s writing style lies in using imagery to guide the plot to expand the metaphorical space. As a result, imagery has become an effective index for understanding Han Jiang’s aesthetic tendencies, life scrutiny, and social cognition. In the work “The Vegetarian”, Han Jiang establishes an intentional connection between the portrayal of imagery and the criticism of violence: Dreams serve as a symbiotic container for the past and future of women, hinting at the awakening and struggle against existing violence; Plants act as carriers of the transformation between form and spirit, exploring ways to escape violence; Colors manifest latent personality, cognition, and emotions, supplementing the hardships and thoughts of being victimized and resisting violence. The three major images in “The Vegetarian” interweave and support each other, representing Han Jiang’s artistic philosophy of moving from facing and reflecting on violence to resisting it, and also her inner reconstruction of life aesthetics.