走出童年创伤的阴影_获得心灵的自_省略_宁_读莫里森新作_上帝救助孩子_王守仁.pdf

诺贝尔获奖作家研究 走出童年创伤的阴影，获得心灵的自由和安宁 —读莫里森新作《上帝救助孩子》 王守仁　吴新云 内容提要：本文聚焦莫里森新作《上帝救助孩子》对童年创伤的描摹，讨论分析 深肤色对家庭关系和个人成长的影响，性暴力等对各种族儿童的打击，以及如何通过 “言说”的疗伤作用走出童年创伤的阴影，走向心灵的自由和安宁之路。本文认为， 该小说关注超越了种族界线的儿童身心健康成长问题，有不同于莫里森以往小说的 当下性和社会现实意义。 关键词：莫里森　《上帝救助孩子》　童年创伤　跨种族关注　功能性“言说” 作者简介：王守仁，南京大学外国语学院教授，主要研究方向为当代英美小说；吴 新云，中央财经大学外国语学院教授，现为哈佛大学哈钦斯非洲和非裔美国人研究中 心访问学者，主要研究方向为美国非裔文学与文化。本文系国家社科基金重大项目 “战后世界进程与外国文学进程研究”（11ZD137 ）的阶段性成果, 第二作者的莫里 森研究得到2015 年度国家留学基金（留金发［2015 ］3012 ）支持和国家社科基金（项 目号15BWW065 ）资助。 Title: Childhood Trauma, Freedom and Peace of Mind in God Help the Child ’ God Help the Child ABSTRCT: Toni Morrison s latest novel probes into the issue of childhood trauma by investigating the impact of dark skin on family relationships and personal life, examining sexual violence against children of different ethnic backgrounds, and gauging the remedial function of utterance that facilitates the attainment of freedom and peace of mind. The novel transcends ethnic boundaries to explore the universal topic ’ ’ of children s physical and mental health, and distinguishes itself from Morrison s previous ten novels for its immediate relevance to contemporary American society. 107 · · 当代外国文学 No. 1, 2016 Keywords : Toni Morrison, God Help the Child, childhood trauma, trans-racial concern, functional utterance Authors: Wang Shouren srwang@ is a professor of English at School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China （210046 ）. His research interest is in contemporary British and American fiction. Wu Xinyun subtlewind@ is a professor of English at School of Foreign Studies, Central Uni