出于对社会底层人物的关怀和文革历史的重新审视,华裔作家严歌苓的《扮演者》叙述了“从不被人当作是人”的小人物——钱克,在扮演伟人的道路上渐渐迷失自我,最后自我毁灭的悲剧。而对于《扮演者》叙事结构的深入剖析,可以使我们进一步了解造成“钱克式”悲剧的历史原因和更深层次的文化内涵,借此也来了解严歌苓小说的叙事结构特点。 Out of concern for the people in the bottom of the society and the re-examination of the history of the Cultural Revolution, Chinese actress Yan Geling’s “actor” recounts “Qian Ke, who is never seen as a human being,” playing the role of a great man Gradually lose themselves, the last self-destructive tragedy. However, an in-depth analysis of the narrative structure of “actor” can help us understand the historical causes and deeper cultural connotations of the tragedy that led to the “Qian Ke-style” tragedy, so as to understand the narrative structural features of Yan Geling’s novels.