论《所罗门之歌》中迷惘的黑人-英语语言文学专业论文.docxVIP

AbstractToni Abstract Toni Morrison is the most famous and important African—American woman writer and the first African—American writer who wins the Nobel Prize for Literature．As an African—American writer,she is always reflecting and exploring the African—American history fate and spiritual world．Her courage，unique personality．,original viewpoints and her melodious．impressive and poetic^Titing style have brought her splendid academic achievements and worldwide recognition． Song ofSolomon，published in 1 977，is Toni Morrisonls third and representative novel and a breakthrough in African．American literature．It marks the maturity of her literary creation and secures her position in Ameriean 1iterature．It has brought her national attention and won her National Book Critics Award in 1 978． Through the depiction of the three generations of Macon Dead family,the book ruthlessly exposes the brutaI truth of the severe destruction of both the physical and the spiritual life ofAfrican．Americans by slaver)and racism．the erosion and disintegration ofthe conscience and values of Africall—Americans，the hesitation．dilemma and search between the beliefofthe black and that ofthe white．between the tradition and the modem cMlization．the conflicts and struggle between the African-Americans themselves．This novel is a breakthrough in Morrison’s literary career．By depicting the growlh and the journey of Milkman Dead．she attempts to find a way out for her race，that is．‘‘fly without leaving the ground”． Although scholars have made extensive research on S0n2 of Solomon，this thesis supports that Morrison is telling her readers that the real reason why the African．Americans have failed to gain their self-realization is that it is the”lost”life that is the obstacle on their way to a happy life．At the same time．she indicates that the way out of such Iire is not violence．hatred and hostility not tIle assimilation into the white culture．not the African tradition only,but the“meaning territory”wh