《A&P》消费主义语境下的文化透视

Cultural Perspectives of Updike's“A&P”in the Context of Consumerism

厄普代克的短篇小说《A&P》具有多重解读空间,结合作品创作背景,消费文化视角不失为一种有效的解读途径。文本不仅呈现出消费文化中的异化现象,还能够唤起读者对于消费文化和消费抵制的辩证思考,在人物面对消费文化表现出的张力中,我们看到消费主义意识形态强化的抽象过程,以及消费社会中个体身份界定的困境。

In the multiple interpretation space, the perspective of consumption culture can yet be regarded as an effective interpretation way for the short story of ＂A＆P＂ by combining with its crea- tion background. The text can not only present the alienated phenomenon in the consumption culture, but also arouse readers＇ dialectical thinking of consumption culture and consumptive resistance. From the tension reflected in the figure while facing consumption culture, people will notice the abstract process of intensifying consumerist ideology as well as the dilemma for defining the individual identi- ties in the consumption society.