《白毛女》的身体叙事与文化隐喻

Body Narration and Cultural Metaphor in The White-haired Girl

戏剧《白毛女》影响广泛。它从民间传说、报告文学、小说到歌剧、电影、芭蕾舞剧的演变过程中,始终凸显着人物的身体叙事。杨白劳自杀以及喜儿抵租受辱和变成白毛仙姑等情形无不关乎身体的变化。而身体只是叙事的表层,其深层在于以身体叙事指涉一种文化的意义,即身体是承载权力、性别和暴力的一种途径,折射出理性与自我的缺席状态,隐喻了历史发展进程中的特殊文化观念和价值取向。

The drama The White-haired Girl has a widespread influence in China. Originating from a folktale, it evolved into various genres including reportage, short story, drama, opera, film, and ballet which is now thought of as a ＂red classic＂ . This involving process demonstrates body narration of the characters. In the play, Yang Bailao commits suicide; his daughter Xi＇ er is taken as payment, is raped, and finally becomes a white-haired goddess. All these actions are related to physical changes. The body is just the superficial meaning of the narration, while its deep meaning refers to the cultural meaning of body narration. In other words, the body is the carrier of power, gender and violence, which reflects the absence of reason and self. It is a metaphor for the special cultural concepts and values in the course of historical development.