论乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨的《掘墓人的女儿》中伦理身份的演变

An Analysis on the Evolution of Ethical Identity in The Gravedigger's Daughter of Joyce Carol Oates

欧茨的《掘墓人的女儿》是一扇打开人性丑恶世界的"大门",展现出了一幅人性冷漠的、存在明显排斥性的社会画卷。小说以独特的叙事结构和叙述角度,描绘了彼时"反犹太人"的美国社会心理。这种由畸形的个体心理演化的惯性社会心理,引人深思。从意志冲突下的伦理选择角度,可以深刻剖析《掘墓人的女儿》中的瑞贝卡通过积极的伦理行为走上一条从"囚徒"到"玩偶"到实现"自我"的身份演变之路。吟唱出了女性荒凉怪异的灵魂悲歌,并揭示了作者对现实世界象征和隐喻引申出来的深刻思想内涵。

Joyce’s novel—— The Gravedigger’s Daughter opens up a “door” of the ugly world of human nature, and shows a social picture of human apathy and obvious rejection. This novel starts from the unique narrative perspective and narrative structure. The “anti-Semitic” American social psychology of the time was viewed rationally. This deformed individual psychology gradually evolved into a habitual social psychology. This essay analyzes the protagonist Rebecca’s evolution from a prisoner to a puppet and then to a self-made woman. By analyzing the evolution of ethical identity in the daughter of the gravedigger, we can find the profound connotation of the author’s thoughts on the symbolism and metaphor of the real world.