Matrices of the Narrator’s Pangs in Pangs of Love:An Identity Negotiation Perspective

    摘 要：《爱的痛苦》是叙述华裔美国人经历的短篇小说。小说的叙事者兼主人公是第二代华裔美国人，他饱尝亲情和爱情的双重折磨。本研究试证明他的痛苦源于他各种身份的冲突。从身份协商视角对文本进行解读，本研究进一步表明这些冲突既发生在文化身份之间，也发生在族裔身份之间。由于本研究关注的是文本所反映的少数族裔的身份问题，因而具有一定的普遍意义。

    Abstract: Pangs of Love is a short story recounting experiences of the Chinese American characters. As a second generation, the narrator and protagonist, feels the pangs from his family and love affairs. The investigation argues that his pangs stem from confrontations between different identities. Through interpreting the text from an Identity Negotiation Perspective, the discussion further demonstrates that the conflicts occur between cultural identities, and between ethnic self-images. This study illuminates its rationality because the reflected controversies typify the ethnic minorities with identical problems.

    关键词：来源；叙事者；痛苦；爱的痛苦

    Key words: matrices; the narrator; pangs; Pangs of Love

    作者简介：刘衍(1986-) ......