A Study Of Time In The Magic Mountain

Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain is a voluminous book,interspersed with debate of philosophy,religion,life and death,literature and other disciplines.Time is one of the most frequently used words in this article,and Time is also a topic that Chinese and foreign scholars pay most attention to.I intend to study the Time in The Magic Mountain from different angles,and analyze the text with the help of relevant books of literary theory,so as to explore the hidden issue of Time in The Magic Mountain.This paper classifies the Time in The Magic Mountain from different perspectives firstly.From the perspective of human perception,the Time in The Magic Mountain is divided into physical time and psychological time;from the perspective of the need of plot change,it is divided into daily time and specific time;from the perspective of the way of time flow,it is divided into linear time,cyclic time and instantaneous time.Then,I discuss the temporality and non-temporality in the narration of The Magic Mountain.The narrative time and the narrated time take a contrast.And the time interval in The Magic Mountain has rules to follow.The length of the time interval forms the narrative rhythm.The narrative rhythm of the work can be summarized as fast first and then slow,at the same time,in concrete narrative is slow in fast or fast in slow,overlapping,relaxing and breathing smoothly.The non-temporality in the work is represented by the timelessness when the effect of time disappears,the stagnation that breaks the linear order and the eternity that appears in the synchrony.Then I analyze the difference between the time on the mountain and the time at the foot of the mountain from the perspective of space.And point out the time at the foot of the mountain is a time accelerated society.In this paper,I will show the modern people how to live in the accelerated society by typical characters.However,the time on the mountain is free and infinite.And I will point out the mountain people how to live in the state of free time.It also discusses the reasons of difference of the time on the mountain and the time at the foot of the mountain.And I will reveal the importance of music.The sanatorium in Davos Highland runs through all kinds of music,including various tunes,records and operas.Music plays a healing role in the work.Of course,Thomas Mann also discusses the similarities between time and music as well as the relationship between them,which enlightens me.Modern Society is an accelerating society.Society is speeding up to squeeze time.We have to keep accelerating forward.Maintaining the status quo means falling behind.The Magic Mountain provides us with a solution.I think people in Davos highlands have reached the infinity of life in the continuous free time of music,so they are not afraid of the suffering of disease.They surpass the ordinary time in chaos.Music brings us into a deep and transparent world.We appreciate the vitality beyond time in the melodious melody,and bring us a new life experience.We can feel the ethereal time in the process of listening.Music in Davos is dominated by a state of selflessness,and a sense of detachment not knowing what time is,exuding a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.