通俗小说《教父》中的黑帮教父及其多元文化意蕴

The “God Father” in “The God Father” and Its Multicultural Implications

通俗小说《教父》中的黑帮教父,因作者的特殊身份及文本的写实手法,在极具艺术性的同时有丰富的意蕴。结合文化人类学理论看,教父形象印证了进化论:物竞天择中维托·考利昂成为教父,迈克尔·考利昂继承教父之位体现了适者生存的法则。从管理学的角度讲,教父形象艺术地演绎了黑帮行规:维托精于黑帮之道成为最大的黑手党霸主,迈克尔遵循黑帮规则重树雄风。从哲学上来说,教父形象阐释了自由与幸福的悖论:维托和迈克尔为争得自由天地,不择手段中作茧自缚,以深陷黑帮为代价。在社会学意义上,教父形象揭示了众多重大社会问题,与黑手党首领貌离神合。在文化学和经济学上,教父形象催生了"教父"词义,揭秘了无处不在但神秘莫测的地下经济。

The ＂God Father＂ in pop fiction ＂The God Father＂ is highly implicative in addition to its artistic taste due to the special identity of the author and the realistism of the text itself. Anthropologically, the image of ＂God Father＂ verifies Darwin＇s Theory of Evolution： Survival of the fittest in natural selection, as exemplified by Don Vito Corleone＇s becoming ＂God Father＂and Michael Corleone＇s succeeding Don Vito position as ＂God Father＂. Managerially, the image of ＂God Father＂ depicts the usual practice of gangs ： Don Vito becomes the biggest boss of the mafia as he knows well how gangs are operated while Michael manages to bounce back by following the rules of gangs. Philosophically, the image of ＂God Father＂ defines the paradox of freedom and happiness： Both Don Vito and Michael would risk their life for the sake of freedom at the cost of becoming a gangster. Sociologically, the image of ＂God Father＂ uncovers many fatal social problems, which essentially concurs with the image of a mafia leader. Cuhurologically and economically, the image of ＂God Father＂ catalyzes the term ＂God Father＂ and discloses the ubiquitous but insidious shadow economy.