《毕司沃斯先生的房子》的象征主题

Symbolic Theme of A House for Mr.Biswas

《毕司沃斯先生的房子》一般被认为是2001年度诺贝尔文学奖获得者V.S.奈保尔最为重要的小说作品之一,同时该作也是为作家本人极为看重的。这篇"狄更斯式"的现实主义小说之所以重要不仅因为作家通过毕司沃斯先生这一形象缅怀了自己父亲卑微的一生,而且通过主人公对于"房子"的孜孜追求表现了后殖民时代的印裔特立尼达人对于家园和身份认同的强烈渴望。

To interpret Naipaul＇s A House for Mr. Biswas from the perspective of post-colonial criticism, we can see that the hero＇s struggle is not merely to strive for a house in material sense that belongs to himself, but also to pursue independent personality and dignity in spiritual sense. In a broad sense, Mr. Naipaul＇s situation should be seen as a metaphor of the rootless drifting and the seeking of the sense of belonging that is common among human beings.