《一个兼职印第安人绝对真实的日记》的反“替罪羊”式解读

An anti-scapegoat interpretation of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian

美国印第安作家谢尔曼·阿莱克西的《一个兼职印第安人绝对真实的日记》主人公朱尼尔勇于跨越保留地边界,进入白人学校就读追求梦想的生存方式起初使其成为印第安部落的异类、部落群体眼里的叛徒,乃至原住民自愈后殖民精神创伤的"替罪羊",朱尼尔通过坚韧的抗争,逐渐赢得了白人群体的认同和保留地印第安人的谅解,最终自由行走于印白世界空间。朱尼尔成功融入白人社会的抗争方式诠释了阿莱克西对其民族生存之思考。

In Native American writer Sherman Alexie’s novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Junior, the protagonist, bravely crosses the reservation boundary and enters the white school for education to achieve his dream. His survival first makes himself the alien in the community, the traitor of the tribe, and even the scapegoat of the native people’s colonial mental trauma after self-healing. Through resolute fight, he gradually wins the recognition of the white people and the understanding of the Indians, walking freely between the two worlds eventually.Junior’s successful way of entering the mainstream society interprets Alexie’s hope for national survival.