蓝调歌者——托妮·莫里森《最蓝的眼睛》中的蓝调特征

Singing out the Miseries——The blues characteristics in The Bluest Eye

蓝调音乐是黑人口述传统的一个重要部分,它在莫里森的作品中起着重要的作用。莫里森的小说《最蓝的眼睛》在结构、主题、以及审美等方面都有很强的蓝调特征。通过对莫里森这部小说的分析,可以看出蓝调的丰富内涵,蓝调并不仅仅是黑人对自己的命运的哀哭,还是借艺术来维持个人和集体的尊严的方法,是对奴隶制度这种极端恶劣的压迫的反抗,也是后人对从未脱离美国社会的种族歧视的声诉。

In the African American literature, blues is always an important way for the authors and their characters to express their ideas and feelings. In Toni Morrison ＇ s The Bluest Eye, the characteristics of blues can be traced from its structure, the theme and the aesthetics. Thus the African American people are using blues to sing out their miseries, not only with agony, but also with dignity.