白人文化冲击下黑人文化主体性的丧失-以《最蓝的眼睛》为例_英语论文

The Loss Of Subjectivity Of Black Culture Under The Impact Of White Culture--- An Analysis Of The Bluest Eye

摘要

白人社会下的黑人文化的生存状况一直是人们关注的热点。在以白人为主导的社会中，黑人的生存现状，无论身体状况还是精神状况都存在一定的问题。在这样的情况下，黑人社群会怎样发展以及黑人文化的现状都是社会高度关注的问题。是随波逐流被白人文化同化还是坚守自己本土的文化并坚持发扬光大也是一个值得深思的问题。小说《最蓝的眼睛》讲述了以佩克拉一家为代表的黑人在白人文化为主导的社会中逐渐丧失对黑人文化的认同并被白人文化同化的社会现象。作为一名美国当代黑人女性作家，莫里森致力于保存和弘扬黑人文化。莫里森曾说过，黑人民族要生存下去，除了拥有政治权利和经济独立以外，必须保留住黑人文化。本文讲述在白人社会生活的黑人在受到白人文化的冲击与殖民情况下逐渐对黑人文化产生质疑并最终完全被白人文化统治的事例，分析黑人文化逐渐丧失主体性的原因并提出保留和传承弘扬本土文化的建议。现作者将以《最蓝的眼睛》为例分析其中反映出的黑人文化主体性丧失的状况，分析黑人文化主体性逐渐丧失现状产生的原因以及应对这种文化殖民的方法。

关键词：《最蓝的眼睛》；黑人文化；文化主体性；文化殖民

Abstract

The living condition of black culture in white society has always been a hot topic. In a society dominated by the white, black people definitely have some problems with their living environment and their health, whether bodily or mentally. Under such circumstance, the society pays much attention to how the black community and black culture will develop. To follow the lead of white culture and finally be assimilated by it or to insist on protecting and broadcasting black culture is a question. The Bluest Eye told us a story about Pecola, her family and her friends. It reflected the problem that black people gradually lost the recognition of their own culture and became slaves to white culture. As a contemporary black woman writer, Morrison spare no efforts to protect and carry forward black culture. Morrison once said that if black people wanted to survive, other than be economically and politically independent, they also need to retain black culture. This paper writes about how black people who live in white society get shocked by white culture and become doubtful to their own culture and consequently be under the control of white people. Based on these examples, this paper will analyze the reasons why black culture gradually lose subjectivity and come up with some suggestions on how to preserve and enrich local culture. In all, the author will analyze the causes of the loss of the black culture’s subjectivity and find out ways to deal with this kind of cultural colonization.

Key Words: The Bluest Eye, black culture, cultural subjectivity, cultural colonization 

Contents

Acknowledgments i

Abstract (Chinese) ii

Abstract (English) iii

Introduction 1

Chapter One The Loss of Subjectivity of Black Culture in The Bluest Eye 3

1.1 The loss of aesthetic standard 3

1.2 The loss of identity 4

1.3 The contradictions among black people 5

Chapter Two Reasons of the Loss 8

2.1 Cultural colonization of white people 8

2.2 Self-hatred of black people 9

Chapter Three Ways to Preserve Black Culture 11

3.1 Recognition of the culture 11

3.2 Strengthening the economic construction 11

Conclusion 13

Biliography 14