身份意识一直是张炜小说创作的内在精神支撑，然而在小说表现身份特质的策略中，“动物的面孔”成了张炜寄托身份意识的载体之一。张炜的小说通过人与动物的身份互动甚至同质化的写作倾向传达了“动物的面孔”的存在可能及其所带来的深刻身份意识，人与动物的“共承苦难”凝聚了二者产生身份意识共鸣的内核，而在此基础上呈现的身份意识与伦理共同催生了具有更广泛意义的人文精神，呼应着张炜的“人文主义者”与“大地守护者”的身份目的。

Identity consciousness has consistently served as the spiritual foundation of Zhang Wei's novel creations. Among the strategies employed to convey identity features, the "animal faces" has emerged as a significant vehicle for expressing Zhang Wei's identity consciousness. His novels communicate the plausible existence of "animal faces" and the profound identity consciousness they engender through the depiction of human-animal interactions and the tendency towards their identity homogenization. The "shared suffering" of humans and animals crystallizes the nucleus of their resonating identity consciousness. Based on this, the presented identity consciousness and ethics collectively foster a humanistic spirit of broader implications, resonating with Zhang Wei's identities as a "humanist" and a "guardian of the earth".