天职意识下爱国主义的殉道者——对《间谍》中哈维·柏齐维形象的美国主义解读

Patriotic Martyrs with a Sense of Vocation--Interpretation of Harvey Birch in the War Novel,<The Spy>from the Perspective of Americanism

在詹姆斯·库柏的战争小说《间谍》中,表面上看主人公哈维·柏齐是一位出没街头巷尾的货郎,一个十足的小人物,实则是一名直接受大陆军最高统帅领导的情报人员——“中间地带的间谍”。他肩负神圣使命,为天职忍辱负重。他忠勇无私,秉德尚誉,毁家纾难,视死如归。在美国主义视角下,哈维是库柏笔下爱国主义的一面旗帜,民族英雄的一座丰碑。这一形象对于早期美国国民意识的形成,美利坚民族性格的塑造产生了非常积极的影响。

Harvey Birch,the hero in the war novel,<The Spy>by James Cooper,is a peddler,a small figure in public,however,he is secretly a spy under the direct leadership of Gorge Washington,the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.He shoulders the sacred mission,and suffers from humiliation and misunderstanding for his vocation.He is a loyal,brave,selfless and virtuous man.To him,honor is worth being defended with life.From the perspective of Americanism,Harvey,created by Cooper,is a banner of patriotism and a monument of the national hero.This image had a very positive impact on the formation of the early national consciousness of the US and the shaping of the American National character.