“The Stolen Children” and the Unspeakable Repentance : Language as Metaphor in Gail Jones’s Sorry

“The Stolen Children” and the Unspeakable Repentance : Language as Metaphor in Gail Jones’s Sorry single work criticism

Alternative title: 不可言说的忏悔:“被偷走的孩子”与《抱歉》中语言的隐喻

Author:agent Jie Huang

Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 “The Stolen Children” and the Unspeakable Repentance : Language as Metaphor in Gail Jones’s Sorry

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'盖尔·琼斯的《抱歉》通过揭示澳大利亚一个白人移民家庭的创伤经历来折射历史遗留问题对现实生活的影响。"被偷走的孩子"是二十世纪初澳大利亚政府实行种族同化政策的产物,1997年《带他们回家》报告公布,引发了公众对该现象的深切反思并触发了一系列"被偷走的孩子叙述"的面世。由于身份的限制,该类叙述一向是具有土著血统的作家的专属领域。作为白人女作家,琼斯大胆闯入这一禁区,她的小说反映了作为曾是加害者的白人的后裔对历史的反思以及对民族和解的期盼,同时也透露出多元文化主义指引下的澳大利亚社会对于文化融合的不断思索'

Source: CAOD.