《黑暗的心》中的身体书写

Body Writing in Heart of Darkness

身体作为一种文化符号有着丰富的意蕴。在小说《黑暗的心》中,康拉德塑造了鲜明各异的身体形象。这些身体与西方殖民事业有着千丝万缕的联系。不论是在描写被西方殖民者丑化、规训的他者身体,还是西方殖民者自身在困境面前不堪一击的身体,康拉德都用他冰冷的笔触,向读者展示了人性中灰暗惨淡的一面。通过身体书写,他不仅仅只是控诉西方殖民主义惨无人道的种种罪行,更是在反思拷问现代文明对人性潜移默化的摧残。

Body as a kind of cultural symbol has rich implications. In his novel Heart of Darkness, Conrad characterizes various eye-catching body images, linking which to Western colonization. Using his pen acutely, Conrad presents us with the dark and grim side of humanity by depicting the bodies seen as ugly ones in colonizers＇ eyes, the bodies disciplined by colonizers or colonizers＇ own bodies vulnerable to predicaments. Through body writing, Conrad not only accuses Western colonizers of their evilness, but also introspects the modern civilization which causes the potential damage to humanity.