Rhizosphere: Connections of Time, Places, and Stories in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony

地下根際：席爾珂《儀式》中時間、地方與故事的連結

吳唯邦(Wei-Bon Wu)

《淡江外語論叢》 13期 (2009/06) Pp. 1-29

摘要

席爾珂的小說《儀式》中，主角泰猶總是在新、舊之間位移，未完全屬於任何一端，同時也部份屬於兩方；換言之，他從不停滯在一個固定的狀態。如同《儀式》環環相扣的書寫模式，Deleuze跟Guattari的地下根莖具有獨立且相互指涉的敘事特性，讓讀者更自主地隨機組合所涉及的世界。地下根莖式的書寫，並非意味讀者需沿著固定的路徑進行閱讀，而書的結尾也不代表結局。《儀式》一書用了「日出」作為結尾，也暗指即將展開的新旅程。

關鍵字

流變 ； 集體記憶 ； 多樣性 ； 地下根莖 ； 位移

並列摘要

In Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony, the protagonist, Tayo, is constantly shifting between the old and the new-he does not fully belong to either of them; rather, he is part of both, and does not reach a permanent or fixed state. Just as Silko's circular writing technique that shifts between episodes, Deleuze and Guattari's ”rhizome” has its independent but cross-referential narratives, which invite the reader to a randomly arranged world. The ”rhizome” is not meant for any reader to follow in any settled order, and the conclusion of a book does not suggest the end. This feature resembles that of the conclusion of Ceremony, which ends with the word ”sunrise” that suggests another beginning is taking shape.

並列關鍵字

becoming ； collective memories ； multiplicity ； rhizome ； shifting