论《中国佬》中华裔男性被消音的历史

On the silenced history of the Chinese American male ancestors in “China Men”

言说从古至今在人类历史中都有着举足轻重的作用。在儒家思想中,沉默并非一定是无言或者理屈词穷,沉默有时候是一种特殊的语言。在汤婷婷的《中国佬》中,华裔男性的沉默恰恰是当时的历史环境下一种必须的选择,一种无声的历史叙述。

Discourse plays a fundamental role in human history. In Confucianism, silence does not necessarily mean speechless, on the contrary, silence is a special way of expressing. In Maxine Kingston’s “China Men”, the silence of the Chinese male is a must, and it’s a silent historical discourse.