文献类型：期刊文献

中文题名：寻求身份的徒劳之旅——《小镇》中的消费文化解读

英文题名：A Futile Seek for Identity —— Consumer Culture in The Town

作者：欧旦阳

第一作者：欧旦阳

机构：[1]贵州理工学院

第一机构：贵州理工学院

年份：2015

卷号：0

期号：8

起止页码：167-168

中文期刊名：海外英语

外文期刊名：Overseas English

语种：中文

中文关键词：威廉·福克纳;《小镇》;消费文化;身份

外文关键词：William Faulkner;;The Town;;Consumer Culture;;identity

摘要：20世纪初,美国商业蓬勃发展,消费兴盛。作为威廉·福克纳斯诺普斯三部曲中的第二部,《小镇》正是此时美国南方的缩影。主人公弗莱姆·斯诺普斯是新兴阶层的代表,他不择手段地爬向社会高层,试图通过购置服饰、房子、家具、汽车等商品确立身份,融入社区。消费文化理论将被用来解读小说中的消费行为。《小镇》里的新富阶层通过消费来确定身份只能是徒劳,在社会转型时期,只追求财富而不从历史中汲取养分、培养良好品德的人无法解除生存危机。
In the early 20 th century, American business and consumption prospered. As the second work in William Faulkner'sSnopes trilogy, The Town is an epitome of South America. Flem Snopes, the main character and a representative of the new risingclass is a social climber; he wants to gain identity and social status through buying clothes, cars, furniture and house. Consumer cul-ture in the book will be studied with the Consumer Culture Theory. Though the new rising classes strive for identity, they don't suc-ceed. For during the period of social transformation, those who only seek wealth without developing gracious characteristics can notresolve modern existential crisis.