论多丽丝·莱辛《野草在歌唱》中的天气隐喻

Weather Metaphor in Doris Lessing's The Grass is Singing

在多丽丝·莱辛的《野草在歌唱》中,炎热是较典型的天气特征,具有丰富的隐喻内涵。炎热天气不仅是女主人公玛丽无法挣脱的牢笼,是其希望毁灭的坟墓,亦是玛丽性觉醒的温床,更是非洲种族隔离与冲突的熔炉。该小说中的炎热天气还隐喻着对殖民主义和种族隔离的控诉,对女主人公玛丽精神与肉体走向双重毁灭的悲剧命运的哀叹。

T Heat is the typical weather feature in Doris Lessing’s The Grass is Singing,which has rich metaphor connotation.Not only does heat symbolize the prison of Mary’s freedom,the tomb of Mary’s hope,the seedbed of Mary’s sexual awakening,but also the melting pot of the conflict and segregation in Africa.Heat,in this novel,emblems the accusation of colonialism and racial segregation,and the lamentation of Mary’s tragic fate who suffered from spiritual and physical destruction.