论奈保尔文化身份的边缘性

The Marginality of Cultural Status of Naipaul

奈保尔的多元文化背景导致了他文化身份的不确定,既能进入主流文化,也能进入非主流文化,却又游离于两者之外,不认同其中任何一种。对于自己文化身份的边缘性,奈保尔相应地采取了"既依赖又反抗"的边缘性策略,形成了特立尼达"拼凑"文化的"流散者"、印度"生母"文化的"海外游子"、英国"养母"文化的"外来者"、非洲及其它"兄弟"文化的"陌生人"形象。

Naipaul＇s multicultural background has caused his indefinite cultural status. Namely he is able to come into both mainstream cultures and the non-mainstream cultures, but, at the same time, it causes him to be able to dissociate himself from both cultures. Naipaul adopts the strategy of ＂Marginality＂ to deal with the problems which he not only relies on but also resists. This makes him become the image of ＂exile＂ of Trinidad ＂medley＇culture, ＂o versea vagabond＂ of Indian ＂birth mother＂ culture, ＂immigrant＂ of Britain ＂foster mother＂ culture, and ＂stranger＂ of African and other ＂brother＂ cultures.