《日用家当》中的文化记忆与身份认同  

Cultural Memory and Identity in Alice Walker’s "Everyday Use"

作　　者：马慈君[1] Ma Cijun

机构地区：[1]云南民族大学外国语学院

出　　处：《英美文学研究论丛》2022年第1期275-282,共8页English and American Literary Studies

摘　　要：本文基于文化记忆理论,从记忆重构、文化传承和身份认同三个维度解读艾丽斯·沃克的短篇小说《日用家当》。通过"寻根",非裔美国人进行记忆重构,摆脱文化的迷茫与挣扎,更好地融入主流社会。围绕"日用家当"的日常习用和作为"摆件"的博弈,沃克表达了既要铸根,又要汲取主流社会营养的文化观。文化记忆使非裔美国人建构了非洲文化和西方文明的双重文化身份,为其融入主流社会扫清了障碍。Based on the theory of cultural memory,this paper interprets Alice Walker’s short story "Everyday Use" from three dimensions:memory reconstruction,cultural inheritance and identity.Through "root-seeking",African Americans reconstruct their memory,get rid of cultural confusion and struggle,and better integrate into the mainstream society.Focusing on the daily practice of "Everyday Use" and the game as a "decoration",Walker expresses the cultural view that we should not only cast roots,but also absorb the nutrition of the mainstream society.Cultural memory enables African Americans to construct the dual cultural identity of African culture and Western civilization,clearing the obstacles for them to integrate into the mainstream society.

关 键 词：艾丽斯·沃克 《日用家当》 文化记忆 文化传承 身份认同 

分 类 号：I712.074[文学—其他各国文学]