西方人的《蝴蝶夫人》情结

On westerners' Madam Butterfly syndrome

蝴蝶夫人并非简单地如许多西方批评者所说 ,是东方主义者编造出来贬低东方女子的 ,她有相当的历史依据。亚洲人能理解西方男性的蝴蝶夫人情结 ,但西方女性主义者尤其是亚裔女性却激烈反对 ,恰恰说明这一情结之根深蒂固。主题迥异的《蝴蝶君》和《西贡小姐》

Madame Butterfly is not really a simple fabrication by Orientals to degrade Asian women, as many western critics argue today. There has been a series of historical origins. Asians can understand westerners’ Madam Butterfly Syndrome. But western feminists, especially western women of Asian descent, ly oppose it. This just demonstrates how deeply this syndrome is rooted. Mr. Butterfly and Miss Saigon, two recent plays of diametrically different themes, are variations of this famous work.