《坟墓的闯入者》中查尔斯·马利森的成长

The Growth of Charles Mallison in Intruder in the Dust

《坟墓的闯入者》以邦联的历史记忆为经,以20世纪40年代的暴民私刑威胁为纬,编了一件兼具历史感和现实性的文本织锦。本文揭示了邦联历史记忆、私刑书写与人物的成长之间深度勾连的历史—文化逻辑,细读了马利森螺旋式上升的成长历程,并进而论述了该故事的文学史意义。论文认为,《坟墓的闯入者》呈现了马利森对邦联历史记忆的继承与超越,以及他对约克纳帕塔法县的白人共同体既批判又认同的复杂关系。正是这种对邦联叙事的思考,以及与当地的白人共同体之间的张力,最终促成了马利森的道德成长和精神蜕变。同时在文学史意义上,马利森的成长故事接续并拓展了美国文学传统中经典的结构模式和人物形象。

Intruder in the Dust weaves a textual tapestry of Confederate historical memories and white lynch mob threat of the 1940s with both a historical dimension and social immediacy. The paper reveals the historical-cultural logic interconnecting the Confederate historical memories, lynching writing and the transformation of the protagonist, and thereby conducts a close reading of the spiraling ascent of Charles Mallison and further examines the significance of this text within American literary tradition. The paper contends that Intruder in the Dust presents Mallison’s inheritance and transcendence of Confederate historical memories, and his critique of and identification with Yoknapatawpha white community. Mallison’s reflections on Confederate narratives,and the tension between him and the white community are instrumental in his spiritual and moral growth, and the paper further argues that the story of Mallison’s growth both inherits and expands the well-established structural pattern and character type of American literary tradition.