论《秀拉》中的“现存”与“缺席”

Being Present and Absent in Sula

托妮.莫里森在小说《秀拉》中塑造了一个别具一格的黑人女性——秀拉。作品在描绘秀拉对自我身份的追求和发掘过程时,蕴涵了大量历史背景和社会现实,在小说中,它们要么是现存的,要么是缺席的。正是通过这种现存与缺席之间的动态运作,作者展现了一幅关于黑人社区同黑人个体之间的关系、黑人个体(尤指黑人女性)追求身份确定的缺陷以及其中所蕴涵的深刻含义的画面。透过这副画面,我们得以更深刻地领略黑人女性在种族、性别、阶级等多重压迫下的艰苦与顽强。

Toni Morrison＇ s novel Sula presents a peculiar African - American woman Sula. In describing Sula＇ s identity pursuit, the novel narrates a large amount of historical background and social reality, either present or absent. Through the dynamic interaction of being present and being absent, Morrison displays the relationship between black community and black individual, the weakness in the individual＇s identity pursuit, and its impressive implication. Via this description, the black women＇s weariness and persistence under the oppression of race, sex, and class can be comprehended in depth.