论扎迪·史密斯《摇摆时间》的移民身份认同

Legitimacy, Resistance, and Project Planning: Immigrant Identity in Swing Time

身份构建问题始终是移民群体需要面对的最为敏感的问题之一。扎迪·史密斯的《摇摆时间》便是以敏锐而细腻的笔触,多视角地展现了当代英国社会中移民群体的身份认同现状及其危机。通过对主人公"我"在身份建构中的合法性认同、抗拒性认同、规范性认同的分析,我们从不同的层面看到了其身份危机的根源是"我"在面对多元文化混杂的社会时,由于家庭的影响和个人理解的偏差,始终无法建立起一种包容且温和的心态。史密斯站在移居他乡的个体立场上,通过主人公身份构建失败的教训强调了开放的心态和包容的胸襟的重要性。

Identity construction has always been one of the most sensitive issues confronting immigrants. In Swing Time, Zadie Smith paints a nuanced multi-dimensional picture of the status quo and identity crisis among immigrant groups in contemporary Britain. This article examines how the first-person protagonist resorts to legitimacy, resistance and project planning during her identity construction, diagnosing her identity crisis as a result of her inability to enter a cosmopolitan mentality in a multicultural society due to the impact of her family and her own cognitive inadequacy. Through the story of a single diasporic individual and her failure in identity construction, Zadie Smith teaches the importance of an open and inclusive mind.