众所周知,《明暗》是夏目漱石去世前所写的一部未完成的长篇小说,从这个意义上说,《明暗》是他创作的终点;然而,《明暗》又是漱石在创作上显示出重大突破的小说,从这个意义上说,《明暗》又是他创作的起点。那么,《明暗》究竟在哪些方面表现出新突破呢?我以为主要有以下两方面:一是女性形象(特别是女主人公阿延)的成功塑造;二是小林这个新型人物的登场。 It is well known that “light and shade” is an incomplete novel written before the death of Soseki Natsume in the sense that “light and darkness” is the end of his creation; however, “light and darkness” is another manifestation of Soseki’s creation Breakthrough novels, in this sense, “light and shade” is the starting point of his creation. So, “light and shade” in what areas showed a new breakthrough? I think mainly in the following two aspects: First, the successful shaping of the female image (especially the heroine Alian); second, Kobayashi this new character debut.