威廉·特雷弗的边界意识与身份认同——以《费丽西娅的旅行》为例

William Trevor’s Border Consciousness and Identity in Felicia’s Journey

爱尔兰作家威廉·特雷弗在《费丽西娅的旅行》中讲述了一位爱尔兰女子费丽西娅在英国不平凡的旅程。小说以她被希尔迪奇先生设计引诱至一系列陷阱而后逃脱的故事为主线,以对比鲜明的人物和地域意象勾勒爱尔兰和英国两地文化历史的冲突,折射了希尔迪奇复杂而多面的人性,展现了民族宿怨之下以费丽西娅为代表的爱尔兰民众错杂的民族情感。二元视角体现了作家双重的文化背景和复杂的身份认同意识,也揭示了他有意模糊的边界意识,以及他在消解文化差异、促进两国文化和社会交往方面的努力以及良好愿望。

Felicia’s Journey by William Trevor,a famous Irish writer,tells the extraordinary journey of an Irish woman,Felicia,in Britain.With the story of her escape from a series of traps set by Mr.Hilditch as the main line,the novel depicts the cultural and historical conflict between Ireland and Britain with the binary images,the complex human nature of Hilditch,and the mixed national feelings of the Irish people represented by Felicia under the national feud.The perspective of duality reflects the author’s dual cultural background and complicated identity,reveals his deliberate effort of establishing ambiguous border consciousness,and shows his efforts and good wishes in eliminating cultural differences and promoting cultural and social exchanges between the two countries.