沉默的悲剧:罗斯在《愤怒》中的历史重建

Reconstruction of History in Philip Roth's Indignation

"9·11"事件后菲利普·罗斯更为关注美国国内现实,他在小说的创作中尝试从美国历史中探寻悲剧的根源,在半个世纪后重新审视朝鲜战争时期美国的社会矛盾和问题以及对年轻人的影响。罗斯以普通犹太青年和家庭的遭遇揭示了在麦卡锡主义的压制下"沉默一代"的出现并指出其悲惨结局是历史的必然。他重建历史的创作旨在说明,当代人的沉默同样助长统治集团对内的压制和对外的干涉,为避免历史悲剧的重演必须发出自己的声音。

After the ＂9/11＂ tragedy, Philip Roth paid more attention to the so- cial reality in America and tried to explore the tragic causes in history. In his novel Indig- nation, he describes in detail how the young people became silenced during the Korean War and how their tragedies happened. This novel implies that with the silence of contem- porary intellectuals, the government interferes in foreign affairs and intensifies social con- flicts at home. Therefore people should express their indignation to avoid such tragedies.