美国华裔小说的男性视野及父子关系

The Male Perspectives and the Father-Son Relationships in Chinese American Literary Works

在美国华裔文学作品中,华裔的文化身份建构是通过男性视野和女性视野两个谱系进行的。以赵健秀和李健孙为代表的华裔男性作家致力于重塑父系英雄传统和华裔男子的阳刚之气,旨在打破美国主流社会对华裔男子"女性化"的刻板印象。作家们对男性主体及不同父子关系类型的描写揭示了不同的中西方文化内核,以及新旧移民在异质文化中所面临的困惑、矛盾和挣扎。在当今全球化语境下,这些研究和思考对今后的父子关系的定位和走向,以及文化的传承与发展具有现实和学术的双重意义。

In Chinese American literary works, the cultural identity of the Chinese Americans is constructed from two visual fields ——the male perspective and the female perspective. As the representatives for Chinese American male writers, Frank Chin and Gus Lee are committed to reestablishing masculinity and father hero status in their works, smashing the stereotypical ＂feminine＂ image unfairly attached to Chinese American men by the mainstream of the American society. The depiction of the male characters and fatherson relationships reflects the different cultural connotations between the west and the east and also reveals the confusion and contradiction the different generations of Chinese Americans encounter. In the global context, the concern and study of these issues are practically and academically significant for the orientation and development of father-son relationships and the inheritance of different cultures as well.