朱丽·大塚的替罪羊群像书写——评小说《阁楼里的佛》

Julie Otsuka’s Writing on Group Image of Scapegoat——An Analysis on The Buddha in the Attic

从原型批评视角,结合勒内·吉拉尔的替罪羊理论,分析《阁楼里的佛》中日裔美国人的群体形象,证明朱丽·大塚描写的第二次世界大战时期的一代日裔移民具有无辜、无罪的替罪羊艺术形象,并暗含替罪羊形象所具备的闯入者、净化者和牺牲者的内在特质。朱丽·大塚通过独特的族群替罪羊书写,达到为其族群沉默者发声、提升其族群形象的目的,并试图引发读者对战争、种族问题的反思。

This thesis analyzes the group image of Japanese-Americans in The Buddha in the Attic under the perspectives of archetype criticism and the scapegoat theory of Rene Girard,and proves that the Japanese immigrants in the time of World War II depicted by Otsuka own an innocent and ignorant art image as a scapegoat who have intrinsic qualities such as the intruders,the purifier and the sacrifice.Through studying the description of a unique ethnic group as a scapegoat,the conclusion can be drawn that Julie Otsuka makes an effort to voice for silent people in her ethnic group and tries to improve the image of them.This also indicates author′s calling for human reflection on war and ethnic issues.