民族记忆与文化根结——“枣核”的叙事魅力

在中国文化领域,《枣核》的叙事及其意蕴由社会基层的民间文化系统和社会主流的精英文化系统两部分建构而成。民间文化系统主要取喻枣核所承载的生育意象和生命精神;主流文化的《枣核》叙事则侧重枣核之于民众生活情感而激发出来的象征意义,这种意义积淀在民族的记忆里,常外化为一种民族情结,成为民族精神的表征和民族文化的象征。

National Memory and National Root: the Narrative Charms of Date Pit

Within the Chinese cultural spheres,the narration and the meaning of Date Pit are composed of two parts,the grass root folk culture system and the mainstream elite culture system.The former is represented by the birth image and life spirit implied in the date pit,the later is the symbolism of mass life inspired by the date pit.Such national memory is often externalized as a national complex and a symbol of national culture.