浅析《所罗门之歌》和《柏油娃》中的非洲传统文化

论文摘要

托妮·莫里森是第一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的非裔美国女性作家。作为一名黑人女性,她总在作品中探索非洲传统文化。本文将分析《索罗门之歌》和《柏油娃》中的非洲传统文化特色。论文首先分析了三个具体的文化特色:非洲传统宗教,非洲神话和口头传统;接下来从文化角度分析了两部小说中的四个代表性人物:《索罗门之歌》中的奶娃和派拉特,《柏油娃》中的雅丹和森。奶娃和雅丹都是先和本族文化脱离然后又迫切需要并重新回归到非洲传统文化;派拉特和森都完全接受并继承了非洲传统文化的价值观和文化遗产。通过对这两部小说的分析,不难看出莫里森作为非裔美国人试图为同族在白人主导的美国社会找到真正身份和更好地生活方式。继承传统文化并立足美国现状是莫里森为非裔美国人在现代社会中生存寻找到的方向。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• 摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Toni Morrison and her Works
• 1.2 Song of Solomon and Tar Baby
• Chapter 2 The Traditional African Culture in American Literature
• 2.1 Afro-American Writers and the Traditional African Culture
• 2.2 Toni Morrison and the Traditional African Culture
• Chapter 3 An Analysis of Song of Sonlomon and Tar Baby in Respect of the Traditional African Culture
• 3.1 African Cultural Characteristics in Song of Solomon and Tar Baby
• 3.1.1 Traditional African Religion
• 3.1.2 African Myth
• 3.1.3 African Oral Tradition
• 3.2 Four Typical Characters in Song of Solomon and Tar Baby
• 3.2.1 Milkman's Transition from a Cultural Orphan to a Cultural Inheritor
• 3.2.2 Pilate—the Only Sign of a Vital African Tradition Surviving the Urban Industrial Environment
• 3.2.3 Jadine's Loss of Traditional African Cultural Properties
• 3.2.4 Son—A Carrier for the Traditional African Culture
• Chapter 4 Conclusion
• Works Cited
• 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果