论《宠儿》中黑人自我意识及民族意识的重塑问题

Reshaping of Negros' Self-Awareness and National Identity in The Beloved

《宠儿》以对民族历史的重新把握,对民族记忆进行重新召唤,重塑美国黑人被奴隶制破坏了的自我意识、民族意识。小说中祖孙三代人的自我意识构成一条从觉醒到复归再到重塑逐步完善的历程;而整个黑人民族意识也从扭曲到自觉、成熟。寻求自我的历程和重构黑人民族意识的进程紧密相连,这是使黑人真正走出奴隶制的阴影,成为真正的自由人的关键。

The Beloved, a new understanding of national history and recalling of the Negro memory, is meant to reshape the negros＇ self- awareness and national identity which was destructed by slavery system in the States. The three - generation＇s self - awareness of identity in the novel experiences the journey of awakening, returning and reshaping, and the awareness of the Negro＇s national identity are also growing from distortion, consciousness to maturity. So only by combining the negros＇ self - awareness and the reconstructing of national identity can they really shake off the shackles of the slavery.