《雪松后的房子》中的动物隐喻与种族书写  

Metaphors of Animal and Racial Writing in The House Behind the Cedars

作　　者：王亚萍 WANG Yaping(College of Foreign Languages,Zhejiang Normal University,Jinhua 321004,China)

机构地区：[1]浙江师范大学外国语学院,浙江金华321004

出　　处：《上海理工大学学报（社会科学版）》2024年第6期540-545,共6页Journal of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology：Social Sciences Edition

基　　金：浙江省外文学会专题研究一般项目(ZWYB2023040)。

摘　　要：《雪松后的房子》故事背景取自切斯纳特幼时的居住场所,通常被认为是他对童年的回忆记述,并无奥义。但事实上,“雪松后的房子”这一意象状似原始动物巢穴,暗示了“人即动物”这一与当时的主流话语相悖的命题。切斯纳特藉由这一独特的场景模糊小说主旨,促使读者去探寻“雪松后的房子”的深层寓意。此外,小说里精心编排的动物隐喻隐晦地揭示了“物种歧视”与“种族歧视”之间的纵深关联,并深刻诠释了人性与动物性之间互相依存的关系。该小说在抨击种族主义制度的同时,也成为西方动物解放运动的先声。The House Behind the Cedars is set in the house where Chesnutt lived and often regarded as a reminiscence of his childhood.In fact,the image of“the house behind the cedars”resembles that of a primitive nest,implying the proposition that“man is an animal”,which is contrary to the mainstream discourse at that time.Chesnutt veiled the theme of the novel with this unique scene,prompting readers to explore the implied meaning of“the house behind the cedars”.In addition,the elaborately-coined metaphors of animal hint connections between“species discrimination”and“racial discrimination”,and profoundly interpret the interdependent relationship between humanity and the animal nature.While criticizing the racist system,this novel also is a pioneer of the Animal Liberation Movement in the West.

关 键 词：查尔斯·切斯纳特 《雪松后的房子》 动物隐喻 种族主义 

分 类 号：I106[文学—世界文学]