“天堂”还是“地狱”?——解析托妮·莫里森《乐园》中的异托邦

Heaven or Hell——Analysis on Heterotopias in Toni Morrison's Paradise

托妮·莫里森的《乐园》涉及了性别、种族、阶级、宗教等话题,塑造了鲁比镇和修道院两个对立的异托邦。《乐园》展现了美国黑人对自由家园的向往,但是悲剧的结局否定了黑人在争取民族平等过程中采取的极端隔离政策。人间天堂本该建立在平等包容的基础上,但鲁比镇和修道院这两个异托邦的瓦解表明了莫里森对黑人种族主义势力抬头的担忧和种族隔离封闭策略的否定。

In Paradise which involves gender,race,class and religion,Toni Morrison creates two antagonistic heterotopias,Town Ruby and the Convert.Racial separation measure adopted in fighting for racial equality destroys black people＇s dream of building their land of freedom.Equality and tolerance are necessary when building the paradise.The fall of Town Ruby and the Convert reflects Morrison＇s opposition to racial separation and racism.