作为人类生理层面的一部分,疾病是人体患病的非正常化显现。虽自古以来属于医学研究范畴,但疾病从来就有着超越其本身的象征意义。特别是在文学艺术中,疾病已不再仅仅是病患的生理疼痛感知,隐喻的认知方式赋予其无限的想象空间和丰富的政治文化内涵,成为作者个人和社会历史的有效能指。小说中的疾病意象随处可见。生活在差不多同时代的鲁迅与海明威两位作家笔下的小说世界中有许多人物无论在生理还是心理上都呈现出相似的病态特征。虽则国别不 As part of the human physiology, disease is an abnormal manifestation of human illness. Although it belongs to the field of medical research since ancient times, the disease has always had its own symbolic significance. Especially in literature and art, the disease is no longer just the patient’s physiological pain perception. Metaphor’s cognitive style gives it unlimited imagination space and rich political and cultural connotations, becoming an effective means for the author’s personal and social history. Disease images in the novel can be seen everywhere. Many characters living in the world of novels written by two writers of Lu Xun and Hemingway at almost the same period both have similar physiological and psychological features. Although the country does not