亨利・大衛・梭羅的《湖濱散記》和歐內斯特・海明威的《大雙心河》揭示了兩種截然不同的自然療癒模式。梭羅追求與神靈超越塵世的精神合一，而海明威則認為，唯有透過內在的心理控制和儀式化的物質世界互動，才能實現戰後恢復。在他們各自走向重生和復原的旅程中，梭羅和尼克都與自然世界建立了深厚的連結。兩位作家都從昆蟲這微小的生物入手，將它們視為人類經驗的縮影，從中揭示衝突和重生的可能性。為了實現自然的復原力，釣魚成為了一種自我塑造的實踐。梭羅透過沉思來培養精神洞察力，從而消融物質世界和形而上學世界的界限。他之後放棄釣魚的決定使他能夠追求更高的自然法則。而尼克則透過身體的參與來重建心理穩定，從而重新掌控自己。池塘和河流包含了自然界的所有元素，它們共同揭示了兩位作家各自的復原哲學。梭羅將瓦爾登湖這處穩定的水域視為一處靜謐的避難所，在那裡，他有意識地追求精神的淨化、反思和超驗性。同時，他將奔流不息的河流視為時間的流逝，而他則置身其中，保持著一定的距離，以便進行沉思。然而，對尼克來說，大雙心河透過身體的體驗、適應和直面，提供了一種無意識的療癒方式。因此，《湖濱散記》闡述了靈性和超驗性，而《大雙心河》則呈現了一種切實可行的療癒和復原方法。

Henry David Thoreau’s Walden and Ernest Hemingway’s Big Two-Hearted River reveal two distinct modes of healing within nature. Thoreau pursues transcendent spiritual unification with the divine, whereas Hemingway represents an immanent psychological control and ritualized engagement with the physical world as the only route to postwar recovery. In their parallel movements toward renewal and restoration, Thoreau and Nick engage deeply with the natural world. From the miniature of insects, both writers observe them as the microcosm of human experience which reveals brutal conflicts but the possible rebirth. To realize the potential of renewal in nature, fishing becomes a practice for self-formation. Thoreau cultivates spiritual insights so that the boundary of the material and metaphysical worlds dissolves. His decision to give up fishing allows his pursuit of higher law. In contrast, Nick rebuilds psychological stability through physical engagement which helps him to regain control. Containing all the elements in the nature, the pond and the river reveal each writer’s philosophy of restoration as a whole. Thoreau takes Walden Pond, the stable feature, as a sanctuary in which spiritual cleansing, reflection, and transcendence are consciously pursued. At the same time, he considers the river in motion as the flow of time in which he remains a distance for contemplation. However, in Nick’s case, Big Two-Hearted River offers unconscious healing through physical presence, adaptation and confrontation.

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