小说《紫色》电影版父亲形象解析

Analysis of the a Father Figure in the Film Version of The Color Purple

爱丽丝·沃克的小说《紫色》以主人公西丽的成长为主线,充分展现了黑人女性深受性别和种族双重压迫,寻求成长和解放的过程。斯皮尔伯格改编后的电影,在尊重原著基本主题的基础上对小说部分情节和人物进行调整和全新塑造,削弱了小说的女性主义色彩,突出了和谐两性关系的重要性,同样赢得了观众的好评。本文试图通过对改编后的影片中父亲形象的解析,为解决黑人女性和黑人男性思想解放和成长问题提供新的思路与启示。

Following the growth of the heroine Celie, Alice Walker＇s novel The Color Purple fully displays the struggle for spiritual growth and liberation of African-American women under the double oppression of racism and sexism. The film by the same name directed by Steven Spielberg is also well received by the audience. Based on the basic theme of the original novel, the movie makes some adjustments and shapes some new plots and characters. The strong sense of feminism is weakened and harmonious sexual relations is highlighted. Through analysis of the father figure in the film, this article aims to provide a new idea and inspiration in terms of ideological emancipation and development of black women as well as black men.