从《办公室》看门罗早期创作中的先锋性特征

An Analysis of the Avant-Garde Features in Alice Munro's Early Writing through an Interpretation of “The Office”

门罗的早期作品《办公室》不是一篇通常意义上的"女权主义"短篇小说。该故事不仅展现了叙述者女性意识萌动、追寻主体身份的艰辛历程,也揭示了其在社会和生活压力下的困惑和焦虑。作品中的人物行为确实彰显了与特定时代相呼应的女性意识,但结局的反转又突出了作者对女性身份和主体性的思考。尽管门罗并没有在写作内容和人物形象上进行新颖或实验性的创作,但她仍借助互文、戏仿等手段,实现了对传统女权主义作品的传承与超越。其先锋意识以润物无声的探索性和开拓性,积极推动了当时仍在摸索发展之中的加拿大英语文学。

＂The Office＂, one of Alice Munro＇s early works, does not belong to the com- mon category of feminist writing. The short story not only exhibits the heroine＇s burgeoning female consciousness and her pursuit of subjectivity, but also exposes the confusion and anxiety of the female character under the pressures from the society and daily life. Although the heroine＇s behavior is, to some degree, an echoing of the contemporagy female con- sciousness, the reversal of a commonly expected result underscores Munro＇s reflection of female identity and subjectivity. Even though Munro did not resort to a novel or experimen- tal style as to the content and characterization in ＂The Office＂, she inherits and surpasses the underpinnings of traditional feminist works by means of intertexuality and parody. Her avant-garde consciousness, as shown in the subtle but nurturing exploring and innovative spirit, positively promoted the Canadian English literature that was then still groping for its development.