黑人女性的艰难历程:沃克《紫色》身体叙事的分析

The Hard Journey of the Black Women:Body Narrative in Alice Walker's The Color Purple

《紫色》中描写的被压制的黑人女性身体,反映了她们所承受的来自种族和性别的双重歧视,她们甚至对自己仅有的财产——身体失去了自主权而成为权力镌刻的表面。《紫色》中的身体叙事不仅是控诉的证据,也成为了反抗强权,书写自我身份的工具。黑人女性可以通过对自己身体的认同了解来达到对自我内心的了解,抵制双重的压迫。小说文本中的黑人女性身体是黑人传统文化的化身,关注黑人女性的身体叙事,不仅可以明晰黑人女性的心灵救赎之路,而且更能理解她们的心灵和肉身所经历的苦难历程。

The body narrative of the oppressed black women tells the fact that they suffered a double hardship--racial and sexual discriminations in American society.The female body is in pain because it is the socially inscribed emblem on which the patriarchal power secures its dominance and it is the mirror that reflects social and historical situation.Showing the significance of black female body,Walker helps them find the identity of themselves,and resists the double oppressions.The female body in the novel is the symbol of Afro-American culture heritage.Investigating the body narrative of black women can help people understand more about the inner world of black women clearly,and can even help re-experience their hard journey.