OnBeloved

OnBelovedOnBeloved【Abstract】AsafamousAmericanblackfemalewriter,ToniMorrisonhadgreatcontributiontoandhadprofoundimpactonAmericanliteraryworld.ForthesakeoffacilitatingmorepeopletoknowandstudyToniMorrison,thispapergivessomeindividualpointsonhermasterpieceBeloved,whichincl...

OnBeloved【Abstract】AsafamousAmericanblackfemalewriter,ToniMorrisonhadgreatcontributiontoandhadprofoundimpactonAmericanliteraryworld.ForthesakeoffacilitatingmorepeopletoknowandstudyToniMorrison,thispapergivessomeindividualpointsonhermasterpieceBeloved,whichincludesunderstandingofracism,thinkingofslaveryandmoralambiguity.【Key word s】racismslavemoralstandardQIntroductiontoBelovedToniMorrisonisthenovelistwhowontheNobelPrize,andherworkBelovedbroughtgreatreputationforher.Ittellsthestoryofababywhowaskilledbyhermother,Sethe,andthebaby,Beloved,triedtorevengeandgainhermother'sloveagain.QHistoricalBackgroundandinspirationofBelovedBelovedwasinspiredbythetruestoryofablackAmericanslavewoman,MargaretGarner.Historicalbackgroundofthatperiodislikethis,fugitiveSlaveActstatedthat,sinceslaveswereproperty,andownershipofpropertyextendedacrossstatelines,ownerswerewithintheirrightstocrossstatelinestoretrievetheirrunawayslaves.Further,lawenforcementofficerswerechargedwiththepublictrusttoprotectpersonandpropertyandwere,therefore,heldtoberesponsibleforthecaptureandreturnofslavestotheirowners.Freestateorslavestate,nostatewassafeforslavesfromcaptureandre-enslavementanymoreQQThoughtsonBeloved3.1UnfairWorld:RaceandSlaveryInBeloved,theissueofraceandeffectsofslaveryshouldbepaidthemostattentionto.Muchofthenovelfocusesonacommunityofex-slavesandhowtheymanagetogetontrackwiththeirlives.Thenovelquestions,throughtheeyesofschoolteacher,whatthedifferenceisbetweenamanandananimal.InitsvividportrayaloftheNegrocommunity,completewiththeirdesiresandtroubles,thenovelshowsthatacoloredmanislikeanyotherman.Thenovelalsoaddressestheconcernofwhetheritisbettertoenduretheinjusticesofanunfeelingpeopleortofightagainstthem.Slaveryisnotjustaninstitution;itisaphilosophyandmindsetwhichisfar-reachinginitsconsequences.TheGarnerstreatedtheirslaveswell,andconsequentlywererespectedbysuchpeopleasSetheandPaulD.However,asPaulDlatercomestorealizethateverythingrestedonGarnerbeingalive.Withouthislifeeachoftheirsfelltopieces.Thoughtreatednicely,theNegroesonSweetHomewerelittlemorethantoystobemanipulatedbytheGarners.Nomatterhownicetheslaveownertreatedtheslaves,theessenceisbasedontheexploittotheblackpeople.Withsuchimages,Morrisondemonstratestheextentofslaveryandwhatmustbedonetoabolishitcompletely.3.2WhatisMoralStandardMoralambiguity,ofcourse,playsalargeroleinthenovel.Thequestionof"Wasthemurderrightorwrong?"cropsupmanytimesinthebook.Theanswerfinallyreachedisthatitwastherightthingtodo,butSethedidn'thavetherighttodoit.HadshenotmurderedBeloved,sheandallthechildrenwouldhavebeensoldbackintoslavery.Yet,whenshecommittedthemurder,shewasshunnedbyanentirecommunity.Peopleinmoderntimeshavedifferentopinions,sodopeopleinthenovel.Sethewasregretabouttheevent,butPaulDdidn'tthinkso.ForthemostimportantfigureBeloved,shecannotunderstandthemurder.Somaybeshedidn'tthinkthemurderwasrightandshehauntedintheroom124andtorturedSethetoexpressherdepression.QPursuitofFreedomwhatdoesfreedommean?.WasBabySuggstrulyfree,whenwhitemenwereallowedtobargeintoheryardatanytime?WasPaulDfree,thoughhewasn'tallowedtolovewhateverhewantedtolove?WereanyoftheNegroestrulyfree,whohadtowaitatthebackofthesupermarketforthewhitestobeservedbeforetheycouldgettheirgroceries?Freedom,Morrisonpointsout,ismorethanamatterofnotbelongingtoasinglemaster.EspeciallyforBeloved,whatisfreeforher?Livingintheworldorbeingsentencedtodeathbyherownmother?Hermotherchoseawayforher,whichshethoughtcangavefreedomtoBelovedwithoutthepressofbeingcontrolledbythewhite;butmaybethatwasnotwhatBelovedwanted.DDDDD[1]QDDDQ•莫里凹ToniMorrisonQ.宠儿(BelovedQ.上海：外语教学与研究出版社郑克鲁.20DDDDDDD2007.徐颖译.DDDDDDDDDD,2002..DDDDDDDDDDD:宠儿.DDDDDDDDDDDDDD2003.

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