第二篇《Floating Bridge》 故事讲述女主人公Jinny的一段心路历程。她一度认为自己讲不久人世,而当其得知自己将面对比想象中更长久的生命,却开始了内心挣扎:是种对生活的绝望吧?甚至超越了生命本身。这挣扎在高潮部分——在与Matt对话间无法自拔的陷入自己的内心世界——体现得淋漓尽致:病魔的苦痛一点点缩减,却转而为生活,情感世界的痛苦一点点填充,以至完全吞噬,未来无从憧憬。 然而当她遇到Ricky,Matt仍处于青少年的儿子,开车送她回家,途中带其踏上一段短暂的浮桥(Floating Bridge)之旅,牵起她的手,亲吻她,Jinny似乎寻到了生命中无尽的可能性,得以走出一度处于内心独白的世界。浮桥之上,他,似乎无意的举动,奇迹般地唤醒她,唤醒一段新的生命。 故事开头部分很有意思,写Jinny一次在离家至一处角落,细细看墙上那些不知何人留下地笔迹。这桥段看来无比熟悉,让人看到主人公单纯的,少女般的内心世界;结尾亦平静淡然,却令人回味: “What she felt was a lighthearted sort of compassion, almost like laughter. A swish of tender hilarity, getting the better of all her sores and hollows, for the time given.” 浮桥的出现,实际已接近尾声,想来也许亦有象征意味,暗示女主人公的内心?
其间的部分: “Each stalks has its cob, like a baby in a shroud.”Jinny漫步在玉米地时的一句描述,可爱的比喻。 “Haven’t you noticed that whenever people say they hate something, they actually love to say it?”有些时候,似乎有这个可能。 “He kissed her mouth. It seemed to her that this was the first time ever that she had participated in a kiss that was an event in itself. The whole story, all by itself. A tender prologue, an efficient pressure, a wholehearted probing and receiving, a lingering thanks, and a drawing away satisfied.”接近尾声,Ricky吻Jinny的场景,很美,温柔细腻。 |