《加拉帕戈斯群岛》的创伤解读

The Traumatic Interpretation of Kurt Vonnegut's Galapagos

美国后现代人道主义作家库尔特·冯内古特凭借轻松幽默、辛辣讽刺的写作风格,大胆地揭露了美国后现代工业社会中为利益而引发的非人道主义战争,经济大萧条所导致的两极分化、种族歧视、阶级压迫等一系列社会不公平现象。在这个满目疮痍的时代背景下,外部环境的混乱与精神世界的绝望给人类带来了难以磨灭的心灵创伤。本文以朱迪思·赫曼的创伤与复原理论为指导,分析《加拉帕戈斯群岛》中的人物所经历的不同创伤,揭示不同社会因素给人们带来的痛苦,印证小说停止战争,呼吁和平,共建人道主义社会的主题。

Kurt Vonnegut,as an post-modern American writer,exposed the non-humanitarian wars triggered by the economic interest of the post-modern industrial society and a series of social injustice phenomenon such as polarization,racial discrimination,and class oppression which were caused by the Great Depression in his humorous,pungent and satirical writing style.At the background of this devastating era,the chaotic society environment and the despairingly spiritual world had brought indelible trauma to human beings.This novel was studied from the perspective of Judith Herman's trauma and recovery theory,analyzing different characters'traumatic experience,revealing the sufferings caused by various social factors,confirming the theme of calling for peace in Galapagos,and finally building a humanitarian society.