内部殖民主义下“非洲乌托邦”理想的幻灭——《荒原蚁丘》中非洲现代化道路的误区

The Disillusion of “African Utopianism”under Internal Colonialism——A Wrong Road to Modernization in Anthills of Savannah

尼日利亚作家阿契贝的长篇小说《荒原蚁丘》中,三位精英主义知识分子期望独立后建立一个以人民有言论自由、政府有道德纪律、人民团结统一的新国家,最终以悲剧收场。殖民主义结束后,内部殖民主义使统治与剥削的殖民关系内化为阶级关系,长期以来的政治腐败、剥削与阶级压迫使穷苦的人民内心涣散、冷漠,仅靠精英们和少数正义之士来进行革命斗争做不到真正团结统一。经历种种阵痛后,"非洲乌托邦"理想在内部殖民主义的现实中灰飞烟灭。

In Anthills of Savannah,Achebe describes three intellectuals explore the way on the road to modernization in Africa,expecting to establish a new nation with people＇s freedom of speech,government＇s operating discipline,work in unity,and at last,tragedy overcomes expectation. After colonial period,the new born internal colonialism internalizes the colonial relations to class relations,which stand for exploitation and domination. Corruption,exploitation and class oppression lead bring about people＇ s apathy,and people can not unify to struggle. After the destruction of a few struggles,Achebe＇s ＂African Utopianism ＂is disillusioned.