白纸黑字与黑底白花——《送菜升降机》中的权利与抗争

Black-and-white and black-in-white——Oppression and rebellion in The Dumb Waiter

哈罗德·品特在《送菜升降机》中营造了一个以黑白为基色的生存环境。黑白色调既体现人物生存环境的单调,又是人物内心体验的指涉符号。色彩,作为此剧重要的隐喻符号,升华了威胁主题、揭露人物内心世界、批判了机械化社会现实。因此,色彩符号成为解密《送菜升降机》的重要线索。

In the play The Dumb Waiter, Harold Pinter creates a black-and-white environment. Black and white not only exist as the primary colors of the living environment, but are signifiers which relate to characters’ inner experience. Colors, as important metaphorical symbols in this play, bear functions of strengthening the theme of menace, revealing characters’ inner feelings and criticizing the cruelty of the real world. Thus, colors are the main clues to demystify The Dumb Waiter.