后殖民批评视角下恩古吉的三部曲主题解析

Analysis on the Theme of Ngugi's Trilogy from a Postcolonial Perspective

恩古吉·瓦·提安哥是20世纪非洲著名的小说家之一,其长篇小说三部曲《孩子,你别哭》《大河两岸》和《一粒麦种》主要以肯尼亚最大的部族——吉库尤族的生活为背景,反映了肯尼亚人民为争取民族独立同殖民统治者进行英勇斗争的情况。从后殖民批评的视角出发,通过分析恩古吉三部小说的主题,抨击了白人殖民者的黑暗统治,反映了肯尼亚人民为争取自由和土地而进行的努力抗争,揭示了作者的反殖民意识。

Ngugi Wa Thiong＇o is one of the most famous novelists of the 20th century throughout Africa, who has created the trilogy of Weep Not, Child, The River Between and A Grain of Wheat. The trilogy mainly deals with the daily life of Gikuyu which is the largest tribe in Kenya. It reflects the situation of the Kenyans for national independence with the struggle against the colonial rulers. Through analyzing the theme of the three novels from the postcolonial perspective, this thesis tries to attack white settlers＇ dark ruling to reflect the Kenyan＇s efforts in the struggle for freedom and land and reveal the author＇s anti-co- lonial consciousness.