摘要
美国越战叙事文学大多属于巴赫金所说的独白小说,作者没有跳出自我意识,与小说人物之间缺少对话,小说人物的意识被纳入了作者意识的框架,作者意识决定了笔下越南人的言行举止。这种独白性使得美国作家难以全面、清晰地认识自己和美国文化。作家与小说人物的高度一致也使这些越战叙事作品在艺术上难以达到一定的高度。然而,还有一些美国越战作家虽然对越南人仍然不甚了解,却表达了与之对话的愿望,在努力了解越南人的过程中,他们对自己也有了更清晰的认识。
Most American Vietnam War narratives belong to Bakhtin＇s monologue novels, in which the authors fail to get out of their self-consciousness and to have a dialogue with the characters. The characters＇ consciousness is put in the frame of the authors＇ consciousness that determines the behaviors of the Vietnamese they describe. This monologue prevents the American writers from reaching a complete and clear understanding of themselves and American culture. Due to the identicalness between the authors and the characters, these Vietnam War narratives can hardly reach an artistic height. However, some American Vietnam War writers, though puzzled by the Vietnamese, express their wish to engage in dialogue. In their efforts to understand the Vietnamese, they also achieve a better understanding of themselves.
出处
《国外文学》
CSSCI
北大核心
2009年第4期32-39,共8页
Foreign Literatures
