《绿皮书》的新历史主义解读

New Historicism Interpretation of "Green Book"

本文从新历史主义视角剖析电影《绿皮书》中文本与历史的相关性,即“文本的历史性”与“历史的文本性”。《绿皮书》以20世纪60年代的美国为背景,体现了20世纪60年代美国的社会历史状态。主人公唐·谢利一路南下巡演,企图用实际行动“颠覆”白人的统治权威,努力摆脱黑人同胞的边缘化身份,但“抑制”又使得谢利的“颠覆”不彻底,不能实现黑人与白人真正意义上的平等,揭示了对改善种族歧视现状的期待、对摆脱黑人同胞边缘身份和提升黑人同胞权利话语权的呼唤。

This paper analyzes the relevance between the text and history in the film"Green Book"from the perspective of New Historicism,namely"the historicity of the text"and"the textuality of history."Set in 1960s America,"Green Book"reflects the social and historical context of that era.The protagonist,Don Shirley,traveled south with the aim to"subvert"white authority and break free from the marginalized identity of his fellow African Americans.However,the concept of"restraint"prevents Shirley's"subversion"from being complete,thus failing to achieve true equality between black and white people.The film unveils expectations for improving racial discrimination,calls for escaping the marginalization of African Americans,and seeks to enhance their rights and discourse.