一场身份诉求之旅:《神经漫游者》的赛博空间叙事与记忆建构  

A Journey of Identity Pursuit: The Cyberspace Narrative and Memory Construction in Neuromancer

作　　者：郭雯[1] Guo Wen(School of Foreign Languages and Literature,Suzhou University of Science and Technology,Suzhou 215009,China)

机构地区：[1]苏州科技大学外国语学院

出　　处：《外国文学研究》2020年第1期149-158,共10页Foreign Literature Studies

基　　金：国家社科基金青年项目“美国后人类科幻小说人文思想研究”(17CWW017)。

摘　　要：赛博朋克科幻小说《神经漫游者》中的赛博空间不仅是核心叙事空间,也是主人公凯斯虚实记忆、建构记忆以及人工智能虚构记忆的表征载体。虽然小说的虚构情节挑战了读者的认知,却将记忆呈现于虚拟网络,聚焦于诸如身份焦虑、自我认知、情感人性等现实问题。空间和记忆对个体寻根归家至关重要,凯斯的网络漫游实则是身份诉求之旅。赛博空间作为特殊的伦理环境,为凯斯与他者建立伦理关系和诉求自我提供了场所,而虚实切换的碎片式记忆则体现了身份的不确定性与诉求的艰难。最终,凯斯重新进入赛博空间与人工智能博弈,实际上是重新踏上寻根之旅,不仅标志着身份重构,更是一次寻找人类家园、思索人性的旅程。In Neuromancer, a cyberpunk science fiction, the cyberspace is not only the central space of the narrative, but also the representative carrier of Case’s false and true memory, the construction of memory, and the artificial memory of artificial intelligence. Although it challenges the reader’s cognition, the fictional plot presents memory in the cyberspace and focuses on the realistic issues, such as identity anxiety, self-cognition, emotion, and humanity. Therefore, this article argues that space and memory are essential to tracing one’s roots and seeking one’s homecoming, so Case’s space trip is actually a trip of his identity pursuit. As a special ethical space, the cyberspace provides a place for Case to establish an ethical relationship with others and to pursue his identity. The fragmented memory in the oscillation of false and true memory indicates the uncertainty of identity and the difficulty in identity pursuit. In the end, Case re-enters the cyberspace to fight against the artificial intelligence, embarking once again on a quest of tracing his roots, a quest that entails not only reconstructing his identity, but also finding a home for mankind and contemplating humanity.

关 键 词：《神经漫游者》 赛博空间 记忆 身份 伦理 

分 类 号：I712.074[文学—其他各国文学]