印第安传统文化的坚守——路易斯·厄德里克的《爱药》

Persisting in Indian Traditional Culture——On "Love Medicine" Written by Louise Erdrich

厄德里克在长篇小说《爱药》中,描述了后殖民时代和工业时代期间,印第安人在本民族文化和白人文化双重文化的影响下流离失所的生活状况。本文通过探讨印第安人寻求部落文化的回归,渴望夺回失去的土地以及民族身份的追寻三方面揭示印第安人在生存的边缘仍旧坚守本民族的传统,维护部落的文化身份。

In fiction ＂ Love Medicine＂,Louise Erdrich describes Indian people＇s homeless living condition under the twin influence by their own national culture and the white culture during post- colonial and industrial time. This paper discusses Indian people＇s seeking for the return of their tribal culture,yearns for the regain of their lost land,and pursuing for their national identity and reveals how Indian people persist their own cultural tradition and defend their own tribe＇s cultural identity even on the edge of subsistence.