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TheThemeOfSongOfSolomon二稿65

学士学位论文

题目:

TheThemeOfSongOfSolomon

姓名：

汪佳霏

学号：

2013061093

学院：

西方语言学院

专业/届别：

英语/2013届

指导教师：

刘辉艳

职称：

副教授

Contents

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1.Introduction...............................................................................................................1

2.BackgroundInformation............................................................................................1

2.1ToniMorrison...........................................................................................................2

2.2SongofSolomon.......................................................................................................3

3.ThemesofSongofSolomon................................................................................,,....4

3.1ThemesOfFlying.....................................................................................................4

3.1.1Understanding“Flying”fromReconstructingHistoricConsciousness..............4

3.1.2Understanding“Flying”fromBlackWomen’sTradition....................................5

3.2ThemesofGrowingup.............................................................................................6

3.2.1IntroductionofMilkman’sGrowingup..............................................................6

3.2.2Milkman’sGrowingupwithFlying....................................................................7

3.2.3Milkman’sGrowingupwithUnderstandingTradition.......................................8

4.Conclusion.................................................................................................................10References....................................................................................................................12

Acknowledgments........................................................................................................13

摘要

托妮·莫里森的作品《所罗门之歌》是一个悲剧颂歌,赞美非裔美国人。

通过分析小说主人公奶娃的成长过程，从空无目的男孩逐渐成长为一个成熟的男人，并且找到了一种归属感和种族的自豪感。

本文旨在阐述所罗门之歌“飞翔”和“成长”的主题。

＂飞翔＂是《所罗门之歌》的重要主题之一,很多学者对其做过研究。

多数学者认为该小说中的＂飞翔＂主题就是美国黑人寻根的象征意义。

文章试图从历史意义的重建与黑人女人的传统来探讨《所罗门之歌》的＂飞翔＂主题。

通过对主人公奶娃的成长与“飞翔”主题的关系和理解传统的关系，本文对“成长”主题的分析表明黑人只有回归大自然,了解自己的文化和根才能在激烈的文化冲突中生存与成熟。

关键词：

《所罗门之歌》；飞行；成长；奶娃

Abstract

SongofSolomonbyToniMorrisonisaninitiationstoryandatragicsongglorifyingAfrican-Americans.ByanalyzingMilkman’sinitiationprocessofgrowingfromapurposelessandemptyboyintoamaturemanwithasenseofbelonging,takingprideinhisownrace,thisthesisaimstoillustratethethemesofSongofSolomon.Thethemeofflyingandgrowingup.“Flying”isoneoftheimportantthemesoftheSongofSolomon.Manyscholarshavedidstudiesonit.Mostscholarsbelievethatthe"flying"themeofthenovelisthesymbolofblackAmerican’sroots.Thisarticleattemptstoexplorethe“Flying”themeofSongofSolomonfromthereconstructionofthehistoricalsignificanceandblackwomen’stradition.ThroughtheanalysisoftherelationshipbetweenMilkman’sgrowingupwiththe"flying"themeandunderstandingtraditional,thispaperstatesthatonlybyreturningtothenaturecanblackpeopleunderstandtheirowncultureandrootsandsurviveintheintenseculturalconflict.

Keywords：

SongofSolomon;flying;growingup;Milkman

TheThemeofSongofSolomon

I.Introduction

ToniMorrisonisthefirstblackwomanwriterinAmericanliteraturewhohaswontheNobelPrize.Herworkshaveattractedgreatattentionfromliterarycriticsathomeandabroadforalongtime.Inherlife,shehasproducedeightfamousworks,includingTheBluestEye,Sula,SongofSolomon,Belovedandsoon,thusreceivingtheNationalBookCriticsAward,PulitzerPrizeandotherprizes（Carmean,1993）.

SongofSolomon,ToniMorrison’sthirdnovel,istheonlyoneregardingamaleasprotagonistamonghereightworks.ThisnovelhaswonhighlyevaluationfromcriticsandisconsideredthebestblackAmericanworkafterthepublicationofInvisibleManbyRalphEllison.Itisatypicalinitiationstoryofblackpeople.Theprotagonist,Milkman’smaturityandawakeningofmaleconsciousnessmakeupthethemeofthisnovel.ThereisnoaiminMilkman’slife.Hedoesnotknowhisownname,norcomprehendstheculturaltradition.Beingselfish,heneverthinksoverothers’ideas.Withtheguidanceofhisauntandfriend,hebecomesaninheritorofAfricanAmericanculture,finallyfindingtherootofhisnationandgoingmaturegradually.

ThispaperaimstohaveabriefstudyonthetwomainthemesofSongofSolomon,thethemesofflyingandgrowingup.Thispaperincludesfourparts.Partoneistheintroductionofthepaper.ParttwoisthebackgroundinformationthatintroducesthewriterToniMorrisonandthenovelSongofSolomon.Partthreeisthemainbodyofthepaper.ItanalyzesthethemeofFlyingfromtwoaspectsandMilkman’sgrowingupwithunderstandingflyingandtraditio2.Partfouristheconclusion.

2.BackgroundInformation

ThispartconductsabriefintroductiononthewriterToniMorrisonandthenovelSongofSolomon.ToniMorrisonwasthewriterofSongofSolomn.ThefirstpartintroducesTiniMorrison’slifeexperiencesandhermajorworks.ThesecondpartintroducesthemaincontentofSongofSolomon.

2.1ToniMorrison

ToniMorrisonwasborninChloeAnthonyWoffordin1931andspentthefirstyearsofherlifeinOhio.ShereceivedanundergraduatedegreeinEnglishfromHowardUniversityandcompletedamaster’sprogramatCornell.Whenmanyofherclassmateshaddifficultypronouncingheruncommonfirstname,shechangedittoToni（aderivativeofhermiddlename）.In1958,shemarriedHaroldMorrison,anarchitectfromJamaica,andthecouplehadtwosons.Theydivorcedsixyearslater.AfterpursuinganacademiccareerteachingEnglishatHoward,MorrisonbecameaneditoratRandomHouse,whereshespecializedinBlackfiction.

Atthesametime,shebeganproducingacreativeworkthatwouldmakeherthefirstAfrican-AmericanwomantoreceivetheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1993.Morrison’sfirstnovel,TheBluestEye,wasnotanimmediatesuccess,butshecontinuedtowrite.Sula,whichappearedin1973,wasmoresuccessful,earninganominationfortheNationalBookAward.In1977,SongofSolomonlaunchedMorrison’snationalreputation,winninghertheNationalBookCritics’CircleAward.Hermostwell-knownwork,Beloved,appearedin1987andwonthePulitzerPrize.HerothernovelsincludeTarBaby（1981）,Jazz（1992）,andParadise（1998）.Meanwhile,MorrisonreturnedtoteachingandwasaprofessoratYaleandtheStateUniversityofNewYorkatAlbany.Today,sheistheRobertF.GoheenProfessorintheCouncilofHumanitiesatPrincetonUniversity,wheresheteachescreativewriting.

MorrisononcesaidthatshewantedtohelpcreateacanonofBlackwork,notingthatBlackwriterstoooftenhavetopandertoawhiteaudiencewhentheyshouldbeabletoconcentrateonthebusinessofwritinginstead.ManyreadersbelieveMorrison’snovelsgoalongwaytowardtheestablishmentofherenvisionedtradition.Thepoetic,elegantstyleofherwritinginBelovedpanderstonoone.Morrisonchallengesandrequiresthereadertoacceptheronherownterms.

2.2SongofSolomon介绍层次不清

SongofSolomon,arichandempoweringnovelpublishedin1977thatfocusesonblackpeople’slifeacrossAmerica,followingthepathofMilkman’sdead,ayoungblackmaleinsearchforhisidentity.ToniMorrison’sgiftofstorytellingclearlyshinesthroughherpoignantwriting,asshepresentsDead'ssearchforhiscultureandhistory,impededbythesocietyhelivesin.SongofSolomonnotonlyfocusesonAfricanAmericancommunitylife,itisalsoastarkdepicterofwhiteoppression.ThenovelearnedToniMorrisonaNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardandanAmericanAcademyandInstituteofArtsandLettersAward.Incontrasttoherearlierworks, SongofSolomonencompassesawidevarietyofblackcommunitiesacrossAmerica,fromtheliberalMidwesttotheold-fashionedandsomewhatconservativeSouth.ItisanovelthatarousesconsciousnessinthefaceofanAfricanAmerican’sstruggleofconfinementintoalifeofpossibility.

SongofSolomon isalsoMorrison'sfirstnoveltobewrittenthroughamaleprotagonistview,andthenarrator'sextraordinarymannerofweavinginandoutcreatesanevenmorespellboundlureintothenovel'splot.Thistechniquefollowsinpartfromtheauthor'sinterestinfolkstorytellingtraditions;MorrisonpatternsthenovelafteraYorubafolktaleaboutAfrican-bornslaveswhocouldflybacktoAfricawhenevertheywanted.Morrisonalludestootherancientstorytellingandfolkarttraditionsaswell.ThetitleitselfcomesfromtheSongofSongs（orSongofSolomon）intheOldTestament,arhapsodiclovepoemconsistingofaddressesbetweenaloverandabeloved.ThelyricsoftheSongofSolomonaspresentedinthenovelareavariantofaGullahfolktale,furtheremphasizingtheimportanceoforaltradition.Interestingly,MorrisonmayhavetakenthisinterestinrootsandhistoryevenfurtherwiththenameofSolomon,asthatwasthenameofherowngrandfather,aformerslave.

3.ThemesofSongofSolomon

FlyingandGrowinguparetwomainthemesofSongofSolomon.ThethemeofFlyingcanbeunderstoodfromthereconstructingofhistoricalconsciousnessandthetradition