杰弗生镇的闯入者:以《八月之光》为例反思种族和移民

Intruder in Jefferson: Rethinking Race and Migration in Light in August

从表面上看,福克纳的经典之作《八月之光》主要围绕三位主线人物在封闭落后的南方小镇的生存经历探讨南方的种族问题;事实上,福克纳在文本内部想象地构建了外来移民对小镇的侵蚀,不仅解构了美国能够自由地解决南北、黑白以及城乡之间持久的紧张关系的设想,同时质疑了美国的种族意识形态,进一步折射了地方和国家层面上对种族通婚和移民的焦虑。

On the surface,Faulkner’s classic Light in August mainly revolves around three main characters’living experiences in an isolated and backward Southern town to explore racial issues.In effect,Faulkner imaginarily constructs the erosion of Jefferson by foreigners,which not only deconstructs the assumption that the United States can freely resolve the persistent tensions between North and South,black and white,and urban and rural areas,but also question the America’s racial ideology,further reflecting anxieties of immigration and miscegenation at local and national level.