凄凄暮年难——从生态女性主义视角解读韦尔蒂小说《爱心探望》

Dilemma of the Aged:Interpretation of A Visit of Charity by Welty from the Perspective of Eco-feminism

韦尔蒂以其女性特有的细腻与周至,敏锐地感知着周遭世界。美国南方小镇普通百姓生活的点点滴滴、繁闻琐事,在她的笔下被赋予了永恒的文学价值,她的每部作品几乎都体现着内心孤苦、自我追寻、情爱渴求等现代主题。从生态女性主义视角解读韦尔蒂的短篇小说《爱心探望》,读者可以充分领略到平淡题材和深刻主题之间张力和统一所铸就的韦尔蒂作品的独特魅力。《爱心探望》深刻反映了韦尔蒂对伪善的工业化社会对青少年心灵健康恶劣影响的不满与愤怒,更道出了韦尔蒂对现代社会的通病———青少年教育问题及老年人问题的强烈关注。

With her unique subtlety and thoughtfulness, Welty sensitively perceived the world she lived in. She granted the routine chores of the ordinary people＇ s life with everlasting literary value through her pen. Almost every one of her works exemplifies modem motifs such as loneliness, self-pursuit, thirst for love, and others. Through interpreting A Visit of Charity from the perspective of eco-feminism, the reader can fully understand the unique charm born out of the tension and unity between the ordinary topics and profound themes. A Visit of Charity sharply reflects Wehy＇s indignity towards the vicious impact of hypocrisy caused by industrialization upon the spiritual health of the adolescents. It also demonstrates her intense concerns about the prevailing problems about the modem society： the problems about adolescent education and the welfare of the aged.