乔安娜·伯顿的反种族主义

Joanna Burden's Anti-racism Attiude

乔安娜·伯顿是福克纳的长篇杰作《八月之光》中一位主要人物。她把自己的一生都用来帮助、提升黑人 ,最后却被拒绝提升的“黑鬼”情人———小说主人公乔·克里斯玛斯杀害。解读乔安娜的种族观念有助于读者深刻理解文本主题 ,认识种族主义的强势与罪恶 ,对唤起包括美国白人在内的全社会的觉醒 ,改善黑人的生存状态 ,提高黑人的社会地位 ,消除种族主义并最终达到种族平等都有着不可估量的作用。

Joanna Burden is a main character in Faulkner＇ s Light in August（1932）. She has dedicated herself to the uplift of the black race in a white - dominant society. Yet she is eventually murdered by her love Joe Christmas a socalled＂half- nigger＂who refuses to be raised Unscrambing Joanna＇ s anti - racism attitude will help readers to understand thoroughly the theme of race in the novel. Thus the whole society, including American whites, will cognize the dominance and evil of racism, then improve the living condition as well as the social status of the black people. Finally they will eliminate racism on their own initiative and racial equality will be achieved.