及物性系统与追寻主题——莫里森《所罗门之歌》的文体分析

近年来,国内外学者陆续利用系统功能语言学解读和批评文学作品,使文学评论建立在更加客观的基础上。文章以《所罗门之歌》的追寻主题为研究对象,通过对文本中展现人物回归和人物终结的话语片断的及物性分析,阐释了属于同一层次的及物性过程所达到的主题意义,重读了奶娃在女性引导下的“腾飞”、女性在父权社会压迫下的觉醒及黑人中产阶级在白人主流文化下的精神危机。分析表明,奶娃并非是小说中唯一一个在追寻中获利的主人公。黑人要获得真正的飞翔和成长,必须回归黑人社区、认同黑人文化,撇弃黑人民族文化的黑人必将沦为社区“弃儿”。 

Transitivity and the Theme of Pursuit:Morrison's Song of Solomon

In recent years, scholars home and abroad explicate literary works based on systemic functional linguistics, which makes literary criticism even more objective. Taking the theme of self-identity in Song of Solomon as the research subject, the thesis interprets its thematic effect achieved by the transitivity systems through an analysis of the conversational excerpts representative of the character’s reliving and dooming. It rereads Milkman’s “flying” under the guidance of women, women’s awakening under the oppression of the patriarchal society, and the spiritual crisis of black Middle-class amid the white mainstream culture. The research indicates that Milkman is not the only hero who benefits on the road of pursuing. It is essential for black people to identify with their community and tradition so as to realize their “flying”. On the contrary, those who abandon the traditional culture are bound to degenerate.