Deconstruction And Reconstruction Of Subjectivity

William Gennazzino's novels are devoted to describing the conscious activities of the protagonist as the observing subject,which highlight the "perception" of the subject.And the text reflect the "fragmentation" of the stream of consciousness.The author points out that entertainment culture invisibly strangles the subjectivity of modern people.The ubiquitous advertisements make people excessively addicted to material consumption,and the visualized television makes people gradually lose their rationality.Besides,the author focuses on describing the urban space of fast food restaurants,offices,cafes and so on.It shows that in the crowded and depressed space,people are out of contact with each other.Interests are the bond between people and interpersonal relationships are indifferent.Therefore,modern people feel so lonely and fearful that they are always eager to escape from one space to another.And they are always in a state of decadence and insecurity.These show that the subjectivity of modern people is in a state of deconstruction.Although Gennazzino focuses on describing the decadent state of modern people,his ultimate goal is not it.The author hopes that modern people can rebuild their subjectivity.In order to achieve this goal,he makes a lot of efforts to integrate the subjectivity of the characters in his works,trying to make the subjectivity become healthy and complete from a state of imperfection,disharmony and inadequacy.To conclude,the efforts to integrate subjectivity are mainly manifested in three aspects:the subject chooses to face the traumatic memory of childhood,and endure the painful secular life,and rise up against the spiritual predicament.In the process of integration,the subject will inevitably undergo a struggle.Although this struggle ultimately fails to enable the subject to reap the actual freedom and happiness,this struggle is beneficial to the reconstruction of the subjectivity.So it is worth affirming.The author is full of optimism about life,so that the protagonist finally gets inspiration from various images in daily life,carefree children and happy adults,and he completes the reconstruction of subjectivity and gets a new life.Gennazzino's novels reveal that if the subject wants to improve his own state of existence,he needs to strengthen the observation of nature and children,consciousness and creativity.And he needs to understand his environment and heart so that he can complete self-confirmation through constant "mirror practice".Only when we have a thorough and comprehensive understanding of ourselves can we obtain our own freedom andhappiness and give meaning to life.