论《店员》中犹太文化的悖论性

本文从犹太文化的角度,剖析了马拉默德《店员》中蕴含的悖论性文化内涵。《店员》主人公的痛苦和困惑从侧面传达了现代犹太人皈依民族精神传统的复杂心态,反映了犹太民族在坚持信仰、保持传统的同时又对其怀疑困惑的双重矛盾心理。作家在作品中既认同犹太传统信仰的价值观、道德观,肯定对这个传统的精神把握,同时又呈现了犹太传统所面临的考验以及受到质疑、挑战的趋向。马拉默德在小说主题思想以及创作上表现出的困惑与悖反亦昭示了犹太民族在犹太文化与异质文化之间寻求生存点的努力。

The Paradoxicality of Jewish Culture in The Assistant

This thesis explores the Jewish paradoxical connotation in The Assistant from a cultural perspective.The ironic and skeptical view conveyed in the novel's theme and chracterization results from the paradocxical attribute of Jewish culture.The ambiguity and uncertainty in Jewish phychology embodies the Jewish unremitting struggle for survival in the crack of alien cultures by faithful adherence to Jewish national tradition.