文化差异与反思——论《无声告白》华裔群体身份重建

Cultural Differences and Reflections:an Analysis on Identity Reconstruction of Chinese Ethnic Group in Everything I Never Told You

伍绮诗的《无声告白》是一部中美跨族裔婚姻悲剧。小说以詹姆斯·李及其子女为代表的华裔群体深陷精神困境,无法跨越中美文化藩篱,产生严重的身份认同危机与情感焦虑。对华裔边缘人文化“他者”形象进行解析,能够诠释其身份游离的特殊性,暴露出华裔在美国文化语境中真实的生存现状。华裔群体自我和解下的文化反思,不仅能够引起读者对华裔身份归属问题的思考,同时,也展现出伍绮诗对中美文化关系的忧虑与展望。

Everything I Never Told You,a tragic story of a cross-racial marriage between Chinese and American,is written by Celeste Ng.The Chinese ethnic group represented by James Lee and his children in the novel are in the state of deep spiritual predicament and unable to surmount the cultural barriers between the two countries,which unfortunately leads to serious identity crisis and emotional anxiety.Interpreting the cultural image of"the other"in Chinese American marginalized people can explain the particularity of their identity dissociation and expose the real living situation of them in the context of American culture.The cultural reflection of them under self-reconciliation leads readers to think about the issues of Chinese ethnic identity.At the same time,the portrayal of the Chinese Americans also reflects Celeste Ng’s personal reviews and worries on the relationship between China and America.