A Literary Darwinist Interpretation of Jane and Hogo’s Romantic Relationship in Snow White  

作　　者：JIA Jingjing 

机构地区：[1]University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China

出　　处：《Cultural and Religious Studies》2023年第6期276-285,共10页文化与宗教研究（英文版）

摘　　要：In Snow White,Donald Barthelme subversively rewrites the Grimm’s fairy tale“Snow White”with a postmodern sense.One significant adaptation is the parody of the wicked stepmother-figure into Jane-a semi-witch who bemoans the passing of her youth and tries to keep the love of the opposite sex desperately.Jane as the female antagonist with her caddish lover Hogo forms a romantic relationship which constructs a main conflict in the novel,and their romance works like a distorting mirror,dramatically reflecting the states of American in the 1960s.This paper is intended to interpret Jane and Hogo’s romantic relationship by profiling Jane and Hogo in romance,analyzing the conflicts between their mating strategies and Jane’s consequent sexual jealousy from the perspective of Literary Darwinism.Through the analysis,the carnalism,individualism,and the unbroken gender shackle depicted in the novel are revealed and criticized,facilitating the understanding of human nature and Barthelme’s attitude towards the postmodern world.

关 键 词：SNOW White LITERARY DARWINISM EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY mating-strategy 

分 类 号：I206[文学—中国文学]