05讲所罗门之歌专题7-7.pptVIP

（一）《所罗门之歌》的主题探索 （1）alienation versus identification (2)the search for roots/the journey home (3) freedom and liberation (4)overriding theme in her novels: the search for love and identity. （二） 《所罗门之歌》的艺术手段 小说中的神话与传说 Drawing on a variety of stories, myths, and legends, the novel centers on two key stories: the Yoruba folktale of the flying Africans and Song of Solomon, or Song of Songs, the twenty-second book of the Old Testament. 人物名子的象征： The importance of names is a prevalent theme in the novel. Explore the significance of some of the people’s and places’ names. Which characters have more than one name? Why? Guitar: 叙述视角Narration Though the main focus of Song of Solomon is Milkmans story, the narrator repeatedly turns to other stories to show how they intersect with Milkmans story. The narrative jumps back and forth in time to give the reader the necessary background for understanding the current situation being..... 使用讽刺 Readers should also note Morrison’s use of verbal irony, which explores the meaning behind seemingly innocuous words and phrases, such as “agent,” “mercy,” and “life insurance.” No Mercy Hospital 现实与幻想融合一体 But rather than adhering to the conventional belief that fantasy—in the forms of magic, superstition, and voodoo—limits or contradicts “real world” scientific knowledge, she illustrates, through the character of Pilate, that individuals in touch with nature and their own spirituality develop alternate ways of knowing that ultimately enhance their knowledge. 多层次的语言 Morrison uses various types of language in Song of Solomon. Select one—for example, the language of domination, the language of humor, or black vernacular—and trace its use in the novel. Throughout the novel, characters’ abilities to manipulate language reveal their abilities to cope with reality. Pilate’s language： puns, proverbs, parables, and folk sayings, and which flows freely from standard English, to black vernacular, to the poetic/sermonic lan