《长日留痕》中的伦理身份悖论

北京第二外国语学院学报 ›› 2015, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (10): 54-.

《长日留痕》中的伦理身份悖论

魏文

北京林业大学外语学院北京 100086

收稿日期:2015-04-14 出版日期:2015-10-30 发布日期:2018-03-20
作者简介:魏文（1984— ），男，四川宜宾人，北京林业大学外语学院讲师，北京师范大学外文学院在读博士；研究方向为当代英国文学和文化研究。
基金资助:
中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金资助项目（项目编号RW2013-14）。

The Paradox of Ethical Identity in The Remains of the Day

Wei Wen

School of Foreign Languages of Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100086, China

Received:2015-04-14 Online:2015-10-30 Published:2018-03-20

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 本文从文学伦理学的批评视角，通过文本细读，探讨石黑一雄小说《长日留痕》的主人公史蒂文斯所面临的伦理身份悖论。史蒂文斯的伦理身份悖论源于他对身份单一化、公式化的认知模式。这种身份偏见使史蒂文斯陷入伦理冲突，最终酿成了他的人生悲剧。通过对史蒂文斯身份悖论深层原因的探究，本文试图揭示单一身份模式的内在悖谬性，解读石黑一雄对20 世纪80 年代英国社会中的“撒切尔主义”的批判以及对开放性、包容性、多重性身份的追求。

关键词: 伦理身份; 个人身份; 民族身份; 悖论; 伦理冲突

Abstract: From the perspective of literary ethics, this paper discusses through close reading the paradox of Stevens’ ethical identity in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day. Stevens’ paradoxical ethical identity stems from his singular, formulaic understanding of identity. The bias towards identity entraps Stevens into ethical conflicts and contributes to his life tragedy. The exploration of Stevens’ paradoxical identity and its cause in this paper aims at revealing the internal paradox of a singularized identity and appreciating Ishiguro’s disapproval of Thatcherism in the British society in the 1980s and his pursuit of open, inclusive, multi-faceted identities.

Keywords: ethical identity; personal identity; national identity; paradox; ethical conflict

魏文. 《长日留痕》中的伦理身份悖论[J]. 北京第二外国语学院学报, 2015, 37(10): 54-.

Wei Wen. The Paradox of Ethical Identity in The Remains of the Day[J]. Journal of Beijing International Studies University, 2015, 37(10): 54-.

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