《小镇》中的消费文化研究

发布时间：2018-05-04 01:00

本文选题：威廉·福克纳 + 《小镇》　；参考：《南京师范大学》2013年硕士论文

【摘要】：《小镇》是威廉·福克纳斯诺普斯三部曲中的第二部,该系列小说讲述的是臭名昭著的斯诺普斯家族故事,故事发生地点是虚构的密西西比的约克纳帕法郡,《小镇》集中表现了弗莱姆·斯诺普斯通过与地主的女儿结婚来提高社会地位。随着小说的背景从乡村到小镇的转换,民众变得更加富有,拥有更高的社会地位,各式各样的消费兴盛。 20世纪初期,美国商业蓬勃发展。《小镇》中明显体现了美国消费文化,能够帮助理解世纪之交美国南方新兴的阶层以及消费文化。本论文运用消费文化理论,来分析小说中的种种消费行为。小说的主人公弗莱姆·斯诺普斯是新兴阶层的代表,他意图通过积累财富,购置服饰、家具和房子等物质商品来确立身份和社会地位,其他人则通过购买汽车等方式彰显身份。女人们享受着理发店、美容店等服务,追求时髦；而小镇里不少的男人则在黄色照片中寻求刺激。在此小说中,福克纳已经将焦点从以使用价值为主的交易行为转移到了极具攻势的消费文化,后者正是由商品交易驱使的。在小说中,消费文化与社会群体以及社会等级息息相关。尽管《小镇》里的新富阶层竭尽所能寻找归属感和高贵感,最终却没能成功。他们处在社会转型时期,面临着现代人的生存危机,要想达到目的,还需要在历史中汲取养分,在追求财富的同时,应该陶冶真正的高贵,培养良好的品德。如此一来,他们方能真正融入社区,找到归属感、社会价值和生存意义。
[Abstract]:Town is the second installment of the William Faulkner Snowps trilogy, which tells the story of the notorious Snowps family. The story takes place in the fictional YorkNapa County, Mississippi, where Fleming Snoppes improves social status by marrying the landlord's daughter. As the context of the novel shifts from country to town, people become richer, have higher social status, and flourish in all kinds of consumption. In the early 20th century, American commerce flourished. "small towns" clearly embodied American consumer culture, helping to understand the emerging class and consumer culture in the South at the turn of the century. This paper uses the theory of consumer culture to analyze all kinds of consumption behaviors in the novel. The protagonist of the novel, Flemme Snowps, is the representative of the new class. He intends to establish his identity and social status through the accumulation of wealth, the purchase of clothing, furniture and houses, and others through the purchase of cars. Women enjoy barbershop, beauty salon and other services in pursuit of fashion, while many men in the town seek excitement in yellow photos. In this novel, Faulkner has shifted the focus from the use value based trading behavior to the aggressive consumer culture, which is driven by commodity trading. In the novel, consumer culture is closely related to social groups and social class. Although the newly rich in small towns did everything they could to find a sense of belonging and nobility, they failed in the end. They are in the period of social transformation and face the crisis of modern existence. In order to achieve their goal, they also need to absorb nutrients in history, while pursuing wealth, they should cultivate true nobility and cultivate good moral character. In this way, they can truly integrate into the community, find a sense of belonging, social values and survival significance.
【学位授予单位】：南京师范大学
【学位级别】：硕士
【学位授予年份】：2013
【分类号】：I712.074

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