《印度之行》中女性人物的殖民主义意识解读

Colonialism of Females in A Passage to India

《印度之行》描写了英国殖民统治者根深蒂固的殖民主义意识。小说透过阿黛尔、特尔顿夫人和穆尔夫人投射出英国殖民统治的三个阶段,她们分别代表冉冉升起的、如日中天的以及日渐西沉的英帝国殖民主义形象。通过三位女性人物还能发现三个阶段不同的殖民统治手段:第一阶段侧重于性别、种族和民族角度;第二阶段侧重于文化与话语角度;第三阶段则侧重于宗教角度。

A Passage to India is a description of colonialism deep-rooted in British colonialists. In the novel, the three stages of British colonialism are reflected through Adela, Mrs. Turton and Mrs. Moore, who respectively represent different images of British colonial- ism： rising sun, risen sun and setting sun. From these three female characters, different colonial methods used in different stages can he found as well. The first stage is mainly from the aspect of gender, race and ethnicity; the second stage is from the aspect of culture and discourse, and the third stage is from the aspect of religion.