论《地下铁道》中的奴隶制与人性书写

On Slavery and Human Nature in The Underground Railroad

科尔森·怀特黑德(Colson Whitehead)的小说《地下铁道》(The Underground Railroad)向读者展示了奴隶制下的不同人性,揭示了奴隶制与人性的关系。文章从小说中所揭示的对奴隶制起到根本推动作用的人性的几个方面入手,分析了奴隶制对人与社会的影响,并探索了小说体现的人性观,认为人性是奴隶制产生的根源和推动因素。人性问题不仅是人类社会的永恒命题,而且是社会进步和人类发展的基础,只有不断认识、改造人性,回归理性,才能构建和维护和谐的人类社会。

Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad demonstrates the different human nature under slavery and reveals the relationship between slavery and humanity.This paper points out the different aspects of human nature that affect the formation and development of slavery,and criticizes its long-lasting influence on human beings and society.By discovering the view of humanity in the novel,it shows that human nature is the origin of slavery,and only by further studying and reshaping it can we construct a rational and harmonious society.