传统婺剧中的儿童形象概论

A Summary of the Children Characters' Image in Traditional Wu Opera

传统婺剧中的儿童大多面目模糊,在剧中只起道具的作用,用以衬托某一成人形象或传递某种价值观。男童有两类,一类早慧而好读,能为父母分忧,为家庭解难,长大以后功成名就,光宗耀祖;一类从小顽劣不驯,长大后十恶不赦。女童形象较少,但往往是极富光彩和个性的正面形象。传统婺剧中儿童形象的这种特点一方面折射出普遍性的民众意识如养儿防老、光耀门楣等,另一方面也体现了普通民众朴素的儿童教育观念和对现实的清醒认识,如对命定论、男尊女卑等的否定。

As is often the case＇with the traditional Wu Opera, the children＇ s images are vague- figured. They are used as props to show the adults or the values adopted by people. Boys can be divided into two categories. Some of them are gifted and dedicated themselves to reading for a bright future. They are capable of sharing their parents＇ and family＇ s worries as well as ridding them of difficulties. On the contrary, the others are stubborn and disobedient in the childhood, and as a consequence they turn out to be heinous when they grow up. As for the girl characters, they are relatively less than the former. They are usually positive characters who are abundant in brilliance and personality, though. All sorts of these characters＇ reflect the uhiversality of the citizens＇ consciousness such as raising children to provide against old age and making the family glorious on the one hand; and on the other hand, they also reflect ordinary people＇ s simple child education concept and their clear awareness of reality, such as the objections to the view of fate-deciding and the thought that female are inferior to male.