美国文化自相矛盾的殖民地渊源

The Colonial Origins of the Paradox of American Culture

自相矛盾是美国文化的主要特征之一,涵盖了美国社会生活的方方面面。究其根源,我们不得不追溯到殖民时期,因为深入研究殖民时期能帮助我们发现原汁原味而非稀释后的美国特色。英国殖民前夕的种种社会矛盾为美国文化的起源打上了自相矛盾的烙印,而殖民过程中形成的诸多矛盾则奠定了美国文化自相矛盾的基本内涵。

Paradox,characteristic of American culture,can be widely found in all aspects of American society.Such paradox can be traced back to the early colonial times.The paradoxical features of politics,spirit,social values as well as ethical norms in English society on the eve of colonization stamped the origin of American culture with the brand of paradox,while various paradoxical forms in the early colonial America established the basic paradoxical connotations of American culture.