1Q84英文读后感

1Q841Q84,thesecondbookofMurakamiHarukithatisnamedafterayearnumber(thefirstoneisPinball,1973)exceptit’sevenmoresimplifiedandsymbolized.WecandrawaneasyconnectionwithGeorgeOrwell’s1984.Insomeways,1Q84indeedisaworktopayrespecttoOrwell.OnlyOrwellwaswritingin1948whileMurakamiHaruki’swriting20yearsafter.QuotedfromoneofthemaincharactersAomameinthebook:Likeitornot,I'mherenow,intheyear1Q84.The1984thatIknewnolongerexists.It's1Q84now.Theairhaschanged,thescenehaschanged.Ihavetoadapttothisworld-with-a-question-markassoonasIcan.Likeananimalreleasedintoanewforest.Inordertoprotectmyselfandsurvive,Ihavetolearntherulesofthisplaceandadaptmyselftothem.,“1Q84”representsbothtimeandspace.Qstandsforquestionmark.Intheyearof1984,alothadbeenchangedwhenwecameintoabrandnewunknownworld.Inthebook,oneofthepoint-of–viewcharactersTengo,hiredbyacompany,hasbeenworkingforitforyearswhoalsotakesaparttimejobasamathteacherandafreewriter.Hislifeisbasedonthisfreelivingstyle,notworryingaboutlosinghisjobandcouldquiteitanytime.Themanuscript,AirChrysalisofFuka-Eriherewritesshakesthefundamentalpartofthesocietyhelivesin.Inanotherword,henotonlychangeshisownpersonallifeandthosearoundhim,butalsoamuchwiderrangeinawayhedidnotexpectwhenhefirststartedhiswork.1Q84canbeinterpretedwithmanysocialmeaningsanditsthemesmoredirectlypointedtothecurrentworldratherthanthosecharactersdepartfromreality(orlet’ssaytherealityofthemajorityofthemodernsociety)surroundedbywarfairs,naturaldisastersorsupernaturalforces.Usingthecharacters’perspective,Orwell’sbook1984ispresentedinthebookasamainmotif.There’sno“bigbrother”in1Q84,but“littlepeople”.MurakamiHarukiuseshisownwaytointerpretOrwell’snovel,whichisdescribingtheinterrelationshipoftwoworlds,betweenillusionandactuality;theactual1984andthevisional1Q84.Theconflictbetweenmanandnature,betweenindividualsandthesocietyandthedisabilityofindividualsfacingpowerfulpoliticalorreligiousconstitutions.