消费主义视阈下的《毕司沃斯先生的房子》男性气质研究

A Study on Masculinites in A House for Mr.Biswas from the Perspective of Consumerism

基于对英语加勒比地区的男性气质研究回顾,结合康奈尔的支配性男性气质理论,从消费主义视角出发,审视了奈保尔的小说《毕司沃斯先生的房子》中男性角色在殖民主义的社会背景下是如何利用消费元素重建男性气质的,分析了消费在男性气质重塑过程中所起到的积极作用,以期改变传统的将消费主义同女性气质相联系的思维模式。

Based on a review of the studies on masculinities in Anglophone Caribbean and guided by Connell’s theory of hegemonic masculinity,this paper examines how the male character reconstructs his masculinities with elements of consumption from the perspective of consumerism in A House for Mr.Biswas which is set in the social background of colonialism.This paper probes the positive role of consumption in the reconstruction of masculinities with the purpose of changing the stereotypical mode of thinking which associates consumption with femininity.