《夏伊洛》中错位的两性角色

美国作家博比·安·梅森的作品习惯于把关注点放在社会和环境变化下的个人角色转换问题上。其短篇小说《夏伊洛》是描写男女主人公追寻自我及其所带来困惑的心理小说,诺玛·简和勒罗伊对于身份的转换都感到茫然无助。文学评论家对《夏伊洛》有过很多精彩、动人的论述,涉及很多方面,但是他们很少人关注到作品里确实存在的一个深刻而明显的寓意,即男性不应该驾驭于女性之上,而女性也不应该排斥男性,任何一方的倾斜都是不可能的。这是《夏伊洛》阐释的男女之间的辩证关系。

Gender Identity Disorder in Shiloh

Bobbie Ann Mason,an American writer,tends to focus on the changing roles of the individual under the condition of social and environmental changes.Shiloh is a short psychological novel depicts the protagonists’pursuit of self identity and the perplexity it brings about.Norma Jean and Leroy are at a loss for their transforming roles.The criticism has done lots of splendid and touching discusses on Shiloh from many aspects.However,they seldom notice that there exists a plain and profound theme,that is,men should never control women,and women should not reject men,either.Neither strand of role is likely to dominate over the other.This is the dialectical relationship between men and women in Shiloh.