自我认同与他者目光:论西方儿童文学中的镜子意象

Mirror as Image in Children′s Literature:Self-identification and Other′s Opinion

镜子作为认识自我的工具,任时世变迁仍不断流传,在儿童文学作品中也不例外。儿童文学中的"镜子"以各自不同的形式折射出作家们对"自我"和"他者"的思考。它不仅帮助主体确认自我形象,引导主体自我反省,而且也担当着"他人之眼"的角色——镜子被视作为外部要求的传达者,将权威的社会准则加之于个人身上。此外,镜子还通过反射和相似的形象,对真实这一概念提出了挑战,在"有形"之中印证着"无形"世界的存在。

As a tool for self-identification,the imagery of mirror appears frequently in children′s literature.They reflect the author′s contemplation on ＂oneself＂ and ＂other＂ in different forms.Mirror is not only a tool for self-identification,but also an image to represent other′s opinion because it conveys others′ requests and imposes social rules on the individual.Besides,mirror also challenges the concept of reality through reflection and similitude,and implies the existence of an ＂invisible world＂.