“暗物质”:科幻世界与现实隐喻——特蕾西·史密斯《火星生活》书写策略探析

"Dark Matter":Sci-Fi World and Realistic Metaphor:An Analysis of Tracy Smith’s Writing Strategy in Life on Mars

美国非裔诗人特蕾西·史密斯的诗集《火星生活》是一部科幻作品,实则反映美国社会中隐藏的现实问题。史密斯以天文学术语“暗物质”的概念为基础,将关于“暗物质”的启发、描述、隐喻组合成为“暗物质”书写策略。史密斯使用“暗物质”书写策略塑造出作品中的科幻世界进行现实隐喻,以揭示美国暗藏的衰落与“后种族”时代隐蔽的种族问题,展现出不俗的艺术功效。

The African American poet Tracey Smith’s Life on Mars is a collection of science fiction poetry,which reflects the hidden problems in American society.Based on the concept of the astronomical term " dark matter",Smith combines its inspirations,descriptions,and metaphors into the "dark matter" writing strategy.Smith uses it to shape the Sci-Fi world in her work as a realistic metaphor,to reveal the hidden decline of the United States and the hidden racial issues in the "post-racial" era,which shows a notable artistic effect.