悲与喜:奥尼尔戏剧中“反叛母亲”的人生路

Sadness and Happiness:The Journey of the Rebellious Mothers in Eugene O’Neill’s Plays

奥尼尔剧作《榆树下的欲望》《奇异的插曲》《长日入夜行》中的三位母亲爱碧、尼娜、玛丽均是反叛类型的母亲,她们身为母亲的悲与喜的具体含义及悲、喜的成因,阐释了她们各自的人生路。三位“反叛母亲”不愿被自身所处的时代所束缚,纷纷用自己的方式对父权体制予以了反抗,经历了悲伤,付出了代价。但她们已或多或少地摆脱了男权社会中的律法规约对母亲的道德绑架,追求到人生的幸福与喜悦。只有彻底打破父权文化对母亲自我个性发展的制约,建立真正平等的男女性别文化,家庭才会更加和睦,社会才能更加和谐。

In Eugene O’Neill’s plays,the three mothers,Abbie,Nina,and Mary from Desire under the Elm,The Strange Interlude,and Long Day’s Journey into Night,are all rebellious mothers.The specific meaning of their sadness and happiness as mothers and the causes of their sadness and happiness unravel their respective paths in life.Not willing to be hemmed in by the restrictions the historical context imposes on them,the three mothers fight against the patriarchal system in their own way and therefore pay the price and experience sadness.However,they more or less escape the moral blackmail of the laws and regulations in the patriarchal society,pursuing their own lives and happiness.Only by completely breaking the constraints of the patriarchal culture on the mother’s self-development and establishing a truly equal gender culture for men and women will families and society be more harmonious.