从后殖民角度论阿莱克西《保留地布鲁斯》中的文化融合

Cultural Synergies in Alexie's Reservation Blues from Postcolonial Angel

谢尔曼·阿莱克西(Sherman Alexie)是最卓越的当代美国印第安裔作家之一。他积极探索多元文化背景下美国印第安人的出路与发展。作家的成长经历,身份特征与创作理念都充分体现了杂和的特征。音乐是文化的媒介与符号,作品中的乐组成员和音乐形式融合了各种文化特色。宗教与相生相伴,阿莱克西坚持宗教殖民的批判立场,并把天主教义与传统部落信条融合在作品中。通过表现认同与融合,印地安人才能在美国主流社会当中找到自己的位置,从而探求新的印地安生存模式。

Sherman Alexie is one of the most extraordinary American Indian writers.He tries to find a good path for the development of his nation in the multi-cultural background.The growing-up experience,identity feature and creation ideas of the author are labeled with hybridity.Music is the symbol of culture.The making up of the band and the music form amalgamate various cultural features.Religion is an indispensable part of the culture.Alexie opposes religion colonization and combines the Catholicism and tribal believes together in the novel.Through recognition and hybridities,the American Indians can find a real place in the mainstream white culture and gain a rebirth.