文化身份的消解、重建与回归——以欧茨小说《掘墓人的女儿》为例  

The Destruction,Reconstruction and Return of Cultural Identity: A Case Study of Joyce Carol Oates' The Gravedigger's Daughter

作　　者：唐丽伟[1] 

机构地区：[1]湘潭大学文学与新闻学院,湖南湘潭411105

出　　处：《长沙理工大学学报（社会科学版）》2014年第2期107-111,共5页Journal of Changsha University of Science and Technology：Social Science

摘　　要：欧茨小说《掘墓人的女儿》讲述了主人公丽贝卡在美国隐藏犹太身份、追寻美国身份、回归犹太身份的故事,为我们揭示了犹太移民终其一生在反犹环境下寻求文化身份的心路历程。本文从文化身份的视角,探讨了导致丽贝卡身份变迁的主要原因:第一,丽贝卡从隐藏犹太身份到追寻美国身份并不是美国文化简单地消解、同化犹太文化的结果,而是犹太文化与美国文化的历史汇合;第二,丽贝卡回归犹太身份也不意味着犹太移民对美国文化的否定,而是其在理解自己的历史与现实的基础上的自我抉择,即犹太文化始终以各种方式制约、规范和影响着美国犹太移民。The Gravedigger＇s Daughter, written by Joyce Carol Oates mainly talks about a Jewish immigrant who had suf- fered a lot in the process of hiding her Jewish identity, pursuing American identity and eventually returning to Jewish identity. It reveals the soul journey of Rebecca, living in the anti--Semitism America, in pursuit of ＂herself＂. In view of cultural identity, we discuss the reasons that lead to the change of Rebecca＇s identity： On the one hand, the ＂change＂ is the conflu- ence of Jewish culture and American culture rather than a simple decomposition or assimilation. On the other hand, the re- turn of Jewish identity doesn＇t mean her denying of American culture, but actually a decision made by herself on the basis of a complete understanding of her history and reality. Jewish culture will always influence, specify and restrain the life of A merican Jewish immigrants in various ways no matter whether with an American identity or not.

关 键 词：文化身份 犹太移民 犹太身份 《掘墓人的女儿》 欧茨 

分 类 号：I106.4[文学—世界文学]