奥威尔在复述《笨拙》杂志上的这个笑语时认为它是“对当前文学行话的一个十分贴切的批评”。果真如此吗?在《笨拙》杂志这种简单的偏见与种种最极端的“写作过程自主”论之间存在着一连串问题,乏味的常识不见得能解决这些问题。在现代工业社会中,写作实际上被视为自然而然的事情,因此,人们很容易把写作过程本身设想成一种直接的、从小时候就可以支配运用的基本技能。于是,需要探询的只是写有关什么的文章。人们把注意力全转移到了知识、事实、体验和想象上——要讨论的种种才具似乎是他们本身所具有 Orwell, in his retween laughs in Clumsy magazine, saw it as “a very apt critique of the current literary jargon.” Is it true? There is a series of problems between the simple prejudice of Clumsy magazine and the most extreme “autonomy of the writing process.” Tedious common sense does not necessarily solve these problems. Writing is in fact regarded as a natural occurrence in modern industrial society. Therefore, it is easy to imagine the writing process itself as a direct basic skill that can be used from an early age. So, what needs to be explored is just what to write about something. People shift their attention all the way to knowledge, fact, experience, and imagination - the talents to be discussed seem to be what they themselves have