《东方之旅》书评

回归是一种超越

摘录，觉得很好：A journey through time and space that emphasizes imagination and spirituality.是一个穿过不同的时间和空间的旅程，强调了幻想性和精神性。The novel contrasts the more linear, rational way of thinking of the West with the more cyclical, relational way of thinking of the East.这本小说对比了一种西方的直线的、理性的思维和一种东方的循环的、相关的思维。The text utilizes a semiautobiographical narrator to setup a meta-perspective: writing is a journey.为了建构一种元整的角度，这本小说应用了一个半自传性的叙述者：创作是一种旅程。理解的关键词：Failure 失败Spirituality 精神性Pilgrimage 朝圣之旅Suspicion 疑心Trial 审判，困难Self-accused 自我指责Bildungsroman成长小说类型Transcendence超凡；自我超越The text presents a transcendent “self” that leaves behind the “I”, the frail singular human, and the weak parts of self to reach a higher plane.此文本表述了一种脱离“本我”（一种虚弱的、个体的人）的超越自我，这是一种摆脱自我的弱点以后，能攀上更高层的可能性。The Return is finally a transcendence.Becoming “at one with . . . . ”回归是最终能达到超然、超凡、超越的可能性，使自我统一、成为一体。