沉默女性的有声反抗——从女性主义叙事学角度解读《我站在这儿熨烫》

The Voice of the Silent Women ——An Analysis of I Stand Here Ironing from the Perspective of Feminist Narratology

本文从女性主义叙事学理论家苏珊·兰瑟(Susan Lanser)有关叙述声音模式划分的理论,这一较新的视角来解读美国著名犹太女性作家蒂莉·奥尔森(Tillie Olsen)的代表小说《我站在这儿熨烫》(I Stand Here Ironing),分析了奥尔森作品中出现的不同声音模式。为了让边缘母亲作为一整体在主流文化圈中树立起"话语权威",奥尔森通过多种叙述声音模式相结合,将普通边缘劳动母亲这一群体从沉默中解脱出来,使她们的沉默心声得以展现,达到颠覆。从女性主义叙事学的角度看,奥尔森作品中的边缘妇女已成功实现了"话语权威"。

Based on Susan S. Lanser＇ s distinction of three modes of narrative voice in feminist narratology, the present paper analyzes various modes of narrative voice adopted by American Jewish writer Tillie Olsen in her novel I Stand Here Ironing, whose writing has been influenced greatly by her feminist concerns and working-class background. Females, especially the oppressed and marginal]zed poor work- ing-class mothers axe consistent protagonists in Olsen＇s novels. It holds the opinion that Tillie Olsen has employed multiple narrative voices in this novel in order to release the voice of the marginalized group. From the perspective of feminist narratology, it can be inferred that the poor working-class women have achieved an authority of narrative voice in the novel.