追寻本真：通往自我救赎之路--从存在主义角度分析《追风筝的人》主人公阿米尔的精神救赎

摘要

The first novel written by the Afghanistan‐American writer Khaled Hosseini The Kite Run‐ner is a typical novel about soul and spiritual salvation .Both the hero Amir and his father betrayed and hurt their most loyal friends so that in their later life ,they were condemned by their conscience and suf‐fered from mental torment .Finally ,they found their ways to self‐redemption respectively .This essay , based on existentialism ,employing Sartres and Camu’stheories about“authenticity” ,argues that ,only by making choices ,taking actions ,and seeking authenticity ,can Amir realize the true self‐redemption and fi‐nally aw ared his value of existence .%美籍阿富汗裔人卡勒德·胡塞尼的第一部作品《追风筝的人》是一部典型的以灵魂和精神救赎为主题的小说。小说中的主人公阿米尔和他的父亲在自己年轻的时候均背叛和伤害了自己最忠诚的朋友，以至在日后漫长的生命中，父子俩都背负着沉重的精神枷锁，接受良心的谴责和痛苦的精神折磨，最后走上了各自的赎罪之路。从存在主义角度出发，借用存在主义哲学家萨特和加缪有关“本真”的理论，对阿米尔的自我精神救赎进行解读，分析最终能使阿米尔放下心中的包袱，实现精神救赎的真正途径。认为阿米尔唯有通过选择和行动，追寻“本真”，获得人类的本性，才能真正实现自我救赎，最终意识到自身存在的价值。