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贝娄是继海明威、福克纳之后的又一位美国文学大师,也是迄今唯一一位三次获得美国国家图书奖的小说家.本文以异化理论为基础,通过分析其主人公汤米·

威廉内心所受异化之折磨和为摆脱这种折磨所做出的努力,探讨他们的父子关系及更好地理解这部作品和贝娄式故事.

勿失良辰SeizetheDay

Chapter1

Whenitcametoconcealinghistroubles,TommyWilhelmwasnotlesscapablethanthenextfellow.Soatleasthethought,andtherewasacertainamountofevidencetobackhimup.Hehadoncebeenanactor—no,notquite,anextra—andheknewwhatactingshouldbe.Also,hewassmokingacigar,andwhenamanissmokingacigar,wearingahat,hehasanadvantage;

itishardertofindouthowhefeels.Hecamefromthetwenty-thirdfloordowntothelobbyonthemezzaninetocollecthismailbeforebreakfast,andhebelieved—hehoped—thathelookedpassablywell:

doingallright.Itwasamatterofsheerhope,becausetherewasnotmuchthathecouldaddtohispresenteffort.Onthefourteenthfloorhelookedforhisfathertoentertheelevator;

theyoftenmetatthishour,onthewaytobreakfast.Ifheworriedabouthisappearanceitwasmainlyforhisoldfather’ssake.Buttherewasnostoponthefourteenth,andtheelevatorsankandsank.Thenthesmoothdooropenedandthegreatdark-redunevencarpetthatcoveredthelobbybillowedtowardWilhelm’sfeet.Intheforegroundthelobbywasdark,sleepy.Frenchdrapeslikesailskeptoutthesun,butthreehigh,narrowwindowswereopen,andintheblueairWilhelmsawapigeonabouttolightonthegreatchainthatsupportedthemarqueeofthemoviehousedirectlyunderneaththelobby.Foronemomentheheardthewingsbeatingstrongly.

MostoftheguestsattheHotelGlorianawerepasttheageofretirement.AlongBroadwayintheSeventies,Eighties,andNineties,agreatpartofNewYork’svastpopulationofoldmenandwomenlives.UnlesstheweatheristoocoldorwettheyfillthebenchesaboutthetinyrailedparksandalongthesubwaygratingsfromVerdiSquaretoColumbiaUniversity,theycrowdtheshopsandcafeterias,thedimestores,thetearooms,thebakeries,thebeautyparlors,thereadingroomsandclubrooms.AmongtheseoldpeopleattheGloriana,Wilhelmfeltoutofplace.Hewascomparativelyyoung,inhismiddleforties,largeandblond,withbigshoulders;

hisbackwasheavyandstrong,ifalreadyalittlestoopedorthickened.Afterbreakfasttheoldguestssatdownonthegreenleatherarmchairsandsofasinthelobbyandbegantogossipandlookintothepapers;

theyhadnothingtodobutwaitouttheday.ButWilhelmwasusedtoanactivelifeandlikedtogooutenergeticallyinthemorning.Andforseveralmonths,becausehehadnoposition,hehadkeptuphismoralebyrisingearly;

hewasshavedandinthelobbybyeighto’clock.HeboughtthepaperandsomecigarsanddrankaCoca-Colaortwobeforehewentintobreakfastwithhisfather.Afterbreakfast—out,out,outtoattendtobusiness.Thegettingouthadinitselfbecomethechiefbusiness.Buthehadrealizedthathecouldnotkeepthisupmuchlonger,andtodayhewasafraid.Hewasawarethathisroutinewasabouttobreakupandhesensedthatahugetroublelongpresagedbuttillnowformlesswasdue.Beforeevening,he’dknow.

Neverthelesshefollowedhisdailycourseandcrossedthelobby.

Rubin,themanatthenewsstand,hadpooreyes.Theymaynothavebeenactuallyweakbuttheywerepoorinexpression,withlacylidsthatfurleddownatthecorners.Hedressedwell.Itdidn’tseemnecessary—hewasbehindthecountermostofthetime—buthedressedverywell.Hehadonarichbrownsuit;

thecuffsembarrassedthehairsonhissmallhands.HeworeaCountessMarapaintednecktie.AsWilhelmapproached,Rubindidnotseehim;

hewaslookingoutdreamilyattheHotelAnsonia,whichwasvisiblefromhiscorner,severalblocksaway.TheAnsonia,theneighborhood’sgreatlandmark,wasbuiltbyStanfordWhite.ItlookslikeabaroquepalacefromPragueorMunichenlargedahundredtimes,withtowers,domes,hugeswellsandbubblesofmetalgonegreenfromexposure,ironfretworkandfestoons.Blacktelevisionantennaearedenselyplantedonitsroundsummits.Underthechangesofweatheritmaylooklikemarbleorlikeseawater,blackasslateinthefog,whiteastufainsunlight.Thismorningitlookedliketheimageofitselfreflectedindeepwater,whiteandcumulousabove,withcavernousdistortionsunderneath.Together,thetwomengazedatit.

ThenRubinsaid,“Yourdadisintobreakfastalready,theoldgentleman.”

“Oh,yes?

Aheadofmetoday?

”

“That’sarealknocked-outshirtyougoton,”saidRubin.“Where’sitfrom,Saks?

“No,it’saJackFagman—Chicago.”

Evenwhenhisspiritswerelow,Wilhelmcouldstillwrinklehisforeheadinapleasingway.Someoftheslow,silentmovementsofhisfacewereveryattractive.Hewentbackastep,asiftostandawayfromhimselfandgetabetterlookathisshirt.Hisglancewascomic,acommentuponhisuntidiness.Helikedtowear