基于霍米·巴巴“第三空间”理论探析《英国病人》中主人公的文化身份认同

An Analysis of the Hero’s Cultural Identity in The English Patient Based on Homi Bhabha’s“Third Space”Theory

随着全球化的发展,不同文化间的交流、交融、交锋标志着世界文化共同体的形成,文化身份问题也成为世界性的热点问题。运用当代后殖民理论家霍米·巴巴的"第三空间"理论,分析加拿大著名作家迈克尔·翁达杰的名作《英国病人》中奥尔马希和吉普在英国殖民背景下对文化"第三空间"的追求及对自身文化身份的新认同,对于在当前的文化背景下,建立一个属于自己的"第三空间",减轻对文化身份认同的焦虑感有建设性意义。

With the development of globalization,the communication,integration and confrontation between different cultures mark the formation of the world cultural community,and the issue of cultural identity has become a worldwide hot issue.Using the contemporary post-colonial theorist Homi Bhabha’s"Third Space"theory,this paper analyzes the main characters Ormash and Jeep’s pursuit of"third space"in their cultural identity and new recognition of their own cultural identity during the British colonial period in The English Patient,written by famous Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje.It is believed that this paper can enlighten people today who are in a multicultural world with forming their own"Third Space"so as to reduce the anxiety of cultural identity.