黑人民族的生存之路——简评《最蓝的眼睛》的主题思想

The Road for Black People to Survival——The Theme Conveyed in The Bluest Eye

《最蓝的眼睛》是美国黑人女作家托尼·莫里森的第一部作品 ,发表于 1 970年。作品讲述 2 0世纪 40年代美国北方的一个黑人女孩梦想有双蓝眼睛而最终精神失常的悲剧故事。本文通过对该作品的内涵的研究 ,从“最蓝的眼睛”的象征意义入手 ,认为《最蓝的眼睛》不仅揭示在白人强势文化下扭曲的黑人心灵的主题 ,更重要的是揭示了一个真理 :美国黑人只有尊重和继承民族文化价值和审美观 ,才能在白人文化为主流的美国社会健康生存。

The Bluest Eye is the debut of the American black writer,Toni Morrison. Published in 1970,the novel tells a tragic story of a black little girl who,living in a north urban town in 1940s,prays for the bluest eye and finally falls apart into madness. By analyzing symbolism in ″the bluest eye″ in the novel,this thesis presents a point of view: the truth behind the context of the novel is that the practical and sensible way for the black people to survive in the white culture is to maintain the ethical heritage rather than that of distorted mentality of black people in the dominant master culture.