运用“符号矩阵”解析《基辅怨》的深层文化内涵

Analysis of the Cultural Significance in The Fixer Based on Semiotic Rectangle

《基辅怨》是美国犹太作家伯纳德·马拉默德创作中期的代表作。本文以结构主义语言学的"符号矩阵"为研究方法,从小说文本中抽象出4个语义符号,构成其基本的意义框架。通过分析这些语义符号的作用以及相互之间的影响,能够深入理解人物关系,从而展现其中的深层文化内涵。小说的创作目的在于提醒犹太人,只有回归犹太伦理传统并承认民族身份,才能肯定个体的真实存在,只有在民族地位得到承认的前提下,才能考虑个体生存的现实问题。

The Fixer is a representative work of the American Jewish writer Bernard Malamud. Based on the semiotic rectangle of structural linguistics,this paper analyzes the four semantic elements extracted from the novel. These elements constitute the basic framework of the novel. With the analysis of the elements and their relations,readers can have a better understanding of the characters and the cultural significance of the novel. It reminds the Jews of the fact that they must return to the Jewish ethics and recognize the national identity so as to ensure their survival in the world.