一种反抗父权和寻找自我的声音——论《紫颜色》中“歌唱”意象的主题意义

A Voice against Patriarchy and for Self-identity——On the Thematic Meaning of the "Singing" Image in The Color Purple

“歌唱”是黑人历史、文化的一个重要符号。在许多黑人作家笔下,这一符号是漂泊、流落在异国他乡的非洲子民追根寻祖,确立自我身份的隐喻。美国当代著名的非裔女作家艾丽丝·沃克在她的《紫颜色》一书中对这一古老的黑人文化符号进行现代女性主义的阐释。深入文本进行分析,发现该作品中的“歌唱”意象代表一种黑人女性反抗种族歧视和父权社会,发展和完善自我人格,努力寻找自由和幸福的声音。

Singing' is an important symbol in the Black history and culture. Many Black writers depict it as a metaphor for the experience of those up-rooted Blacks who have been tracing their cultural roots and seeking their self-identity in foreign land. Alice Walker, a distinguished Afro-American female writer, bestows this ancient Black symbol with modem feminist meaning in her The Color purple. Through detailed textual analysis, we conclude that the 'singing' image in this novel signifies not only a voice of Black women against patriarchy and racial discrimination but also their great efforts to seek self-identity, freedom and happiness.