解读他者:康拉德笔下的非洲

Interpreting the Other: Africa Portrayed by Conrad

在后殖民语境下康拉德的小说《黑暗的心》是争议最多的作品之一。通过分析非洲地理地貌、非洲黑人、非洲语言在该文本中的建构,可以看出从地理空间到语言文化,他者是被解读的。对于"他者"形象的主观再创造是基于西方中心论的,作家难以摆脱西方殖民主义话语的巨大影响,而西方评论界面对阿切比的指控时反应之激烈也印证了这一影响的根深蒂固。

Conrad＇s Heart of Darkness is one of the most controversial works against the postcolonial theory. Based on an analysis of how the African geography, the Africans and African language are constructed in the text, it can be found that the other is represented from geographical space to language and culture. The representation of the other is Eurocentric and the novelist cannot get rid of the influence of colonial discourse. The fierce response to Achebe＇s accusation reflects how deep-rooted the influence is.