20世纪美国文学死亡主题研究

Analysis about the Theme of Death in the 20th Century American Literature

20世纪美国作家或着力表现真实的死亡场景,或借死亡的偶然性凸显生命的荒诞,或对现代人哀悼死亡经验的丧失进行深刻的反思,其笔下人物的死亡意识又与民族、种族、性别等文化身份和自我认同感相互交织、矛盾、融合,从而使得文本中的死亡问题不止是表达作者切身体验的出口,同时也彰显着人类超越死亡和追求永恒价值的意义指向,谕示着关于生命深度和无限可能的启示。

Death is one of the most important themes in the 20th century American literature. Many writers devote themselves to describe the scene of death, to express the absurdity of it or to reflect seriously about the loss of grieving o- ver human＇s death. Also, the characters~ consciousness of death is interwoven with their status of nation, race and gen- der. Then concerns about the problem of death are not only an exit for writers to express their sole experiences, but also a demonstration of direction pointing to transcend death and pursuit eternal values, which shows the depth and infinite possibilities of life.