“狂欢化”理论视角下的《蝗灾之日》

The Day of Locust under the Perspective of Carnival Theory

《蝗灾之日》是美国小说家纳撒尼尔·韦斯特关于好莱坞题材的一部小说。通过描写不同人物的“笑”及其在小说中身份地位的变换,韦斯特让以往不被重视的小人物成为被关注的对象。借助好莱坞电影的外景拍摄,韦斯特让小说的叙述夹杂了诸多的“狂欢化”特征。在现当代文学批评中,“狂欢化”已经成为揭示文本意义的一种隐喻性话语。文章试图从“狂欢化”理论视角对小说进行解读,进而阐释小说的内在意蕴。

The Day of locust,written by Nathaniel West,drew upon the background of Hollywood.It reflected the absurd social realities during the Great Depression in America by depicting the miserable life of the characters and the final riot incident on the street.The story was characteristic of Carnival atmosphere.In contemporary literary criticism,Carnival Theory has been a metaphorical discourse by revealing the textual meanings.The paper aims to interpret the striking satires and the profound implications by referring to Carnival Theory.