在追寻中沉沦——从身份认同角度解读《美国牧歌》

Reinterpretation of American Pastoral from the Perspective of Identity Recognition

《美国牧歌》是菲利普.罗斯的著作,书中描绘了主人公美国犹太人利沃夫一家由盛而衰的故事,身份问题是他们一家人难解的结。他们各自在探寻作为个体的人的存在意义,最后他们在身份的追寻中各自走向沉沦。本文作者试图从身份认同角度来解读这部小说。

American Pastoral by Philip Roth, describes the story of the Jewish family of Levove from prosperity to decline, and their efforts to find their identity in American society. They sought for the significance of existing in society as an individual, and at last, went degenerated during the pursuing of their identities. This paper reinterprets the novel from the perspective of identity recognition.