愤怒的女性身体书写——牙买加·琴凯德《我母亲的自传》解读

Feminine Writing in Fury ——An Analysis of The Autobiography of My Mother

牙买加·琴凯德的小说《我母亲的自传》中充斥着对女性身体的描写。在大胆而赤裸的描绘中,作者通过主人公雪拉宣泄出内心对父权制与殖民主义双重桎梏的愤怒与反抗情绪。本文运用法国女性主义作家埃莱娜·西苏的女性书写理论,分析《我母亲的自传》中作者对女主人公的身体描写,解读文中雪拉如何一步步从保护自己表达自我,到与不公的命运抗争并且构建自我身份,乃至最终铸成击败父权制与殖民主义的利剑。

The description of female body occupies a significant portion in The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid. By making bold and sharp depiction of the protagonist Xuela s body, the author aims to reveal the wrath and revolt against patriarchy and colonism. Applying French feminist Hélène Cixous s theory of feminine writing, this research attempts to probe into the process of Xuela s struggling from protecting herself, fighting against her fate and constructing self-identity to the utmost defiance against patriarchy and colonism through the analysis of the description of Xuela s body.