弗兰纳里·奥康纳短篇小说的符号化特征

The Symbolic Feature of the Characters in O' Connor's Short Stories

弗兰纳里·奥康纳的短篇小说没有像福克纳的小说一样创造了一个庞大的约克纳帕塔法世系,因而没能连续性地再现美国南方凝重的社会体制的变迁。然而她的短篇小说通过一个个片断性的世界向人们呈现了一群群符号化的人物。通过符号化的创作手段,奥康纳透露出了她那个时代特有的历史—文化信息和她对理性、进步的现代社会的渴望。

Unlike Faulkner, Flannery O' Connor didn' t create an enormous Yoknapatawpha county in her short stories, thus she didn't present the various social changes in American South continuously. Through describing separate scenes her short stories create groups of symbolic characters. By symbolism O' Connor reveals the unique historical - cultural message of her time and her desire for a rational and progressive modern society.