上一章讨论情节没有联系到人物,好象二者是可以分开似的。其实,就象一副跷跷板的两端,它们本质上是一个整体;一头不动,另一头也动不了。然而,跷跷板的两头是可以分别进行讨论的,任意一篇小说中我们都能确定是哪个要素被强调了——哪一头高上来哪一头低下去。随着小说由逃避现实转向阐释人生,人物这一头很可能就会高上来。好的读者更感兴趣的是行动着的人物而不是人物的行动。 The previous chapter discussed that the plot did not relate to the person, as if the two were separable. In fact, just like the ends of a seesaw, they are essentially a whole; one can not move at one end, and the other can not move at all. However, the two ends of the seesaw can be discussed separately, and in any one of the novels we can determine which element has been emphasized - which one goes up. As fiction moves from evading reality to interpreting life, it is likely that the character will be taller. Good readers are more interested in the action of the characters than the actions of the characters.