神话原型理论与《鬼魂列车》

Myth Archetype Theory and "The Ghost Train"

文章概述了神话原型理论,并且分析了该理论在加拿大华裔作家余兆昌短篇小说《鬼魂列车》中的运用。原型的运用使得读者可以从多视角多角度来阅读小说,通过小说一直被剥夺了声音的华工们获得了历史发言权,作品也可以看作是对华工们所遭受的非人待遇的对比批评。

The myth archetype theory is generally introduced as theoretical tool analysing Canadian Chinese writer Yu Zhaochang＇ s short novel ＂The Ghost Train＂. With archetypes, readers can read and interpret novels from many perspectives. In ＂The Ghost Train＂, the pressed Chinese workers got their historical speech right. The story is considered as the comparative criticism on the inhumanity situation of the Chinese workers.