“Tomboy”的词义演变及文学形象浅析

A Semantic and Literary Study of “Tomboy”

假小子的涵义及文学形象可从历史语境、文学视域等层面,依托卡森·麦卡勒斯等作家作品来阐释并厘清。假小子建基于白人上层社会的价值宣传,之后历经历史、文化语境的递嬗,成为文学发展史上不容忽视的文学现象,且为时代变迁的映现。假小子违拗社会性别规范的言行思想,与性别表演理论、酷儿理论等当代性别观念颇多契合。

The paper, mainly consisting of historical context study and literature analysis, defines and illuminates the word “tomboy” and its literature images with examples of some literary works. Originated from the propaganda of the upper-class whites’ value, the phenomenon of tomboys witnesses the ups and downs in history and culture, which then becomes an indispensable part in literature and historical changes. The nonconformity of tomboys echoes modern sex theories such as Performativity and Queerism.