Journal of Literary Writing and Evaluation
JLWE, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2025, pp.93-101.
Print ISSN: 3078-8129; Online ISSN: 3104-5073
Journal homepage: https://www.lwejournal.com
DOI: Https://doi.org/10.64058/JLWE.25.1.11
孙雪雪（Sun Xuexue），冯军霞（Feng Junxia）
摘要：英国当代作家朱利安·巴恩斯在其代表作《柠檬桌子》中，以独特的叙事视角和以回忆为主要内容的叙事话语，表现一种对生命的维系的渴望；在对性、衰老和死亡关系的描写上，表达一种对衰老和死亡抗争的老年生活态度；并进而以老年群体对爱与欲望的追求，传达他对老年群体的伦理关怀。这种老年叙事特征和表达赋予了该书极大的社会意义，引导社会遵循更符合当代价值观的老年伦理来对待老年群体。
关键词：朱利安·巴恩斯；《柠檬桌子》；老年叙事；伦理关怀
作者简介：孙雪雪：广州理工学院外国语学院助教，研究方向：英美文学。电邮：1278479591@qq.com。 冯军霞（通讯作者）：广州理工学院外国语学院副教授，研究方向：英美文学，高等教育。电邮：93241412@qq.com。
Title: Narrative of Aging and Ethical Concerns in Julian Barnes’ The Lemon Table
Abstract: In his masterpiece The Lemon Table, Julian Barnes, a contemporary British writer, expresses a longing for the sustenance of life with his unique narrative perspective and narrative discourse with memories as the main content; in the description of the relationship between sexuality, aging and death, it expresses a gerontological attitude of fighting against aging and death; and then through the pursuit of love and desire of the elderly, he conveys his ethical care for the elderly group. This narrative feature and expression of old age gives the book great social significance, guiding the society to follow a gerontological ethic that is more in line with contemporary values in getting along with the old people.
Keywords: Julian Barnes; The Lemon Table; narrative of aging; ethical concerns
Author Biography: Sun Xuexue, Assistant Lecturer at the School of Foreign Languages, Guangzhou University of Technology and Science. Research Area: British and American Literature. E-mail: 1278479591@qq.com. Feng Junxia (Corresponding Author), Associate Professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Guangzhou University of Technology and Science. Research Areas: British and American Literature, Higher Education. E-mail: 93241412@qq.com.
Received: 15 Apr 2025 / Revised: 15 Apr 2025 / Accepted: 22 Apr 2025 / Published online: 30 Apr 2025 / Print published: 30 May 2025; Print ISSN: 3078-8129 · Online ISSN: 3104-5073 / by JLWE, Vol.1, No.1,2025, pp.93-101.
