從《走出非洲》分析伊薩·迪內(nèi)森的人生追求——探索生命的意義

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 Analyzing Isak Dinesen from Out of Africa
 -----Exploring the meaning of life
ABSTRACT

 The famous novel of Out of Africa, written by Isak Dinesen, can perhaps be regarded as one of the distinguished autobiographical novels in the western literature in 19th century. It is not a book that favours readers with its stories and plots but enlighten others with the delicate prose connotation as well as the deep attachment to the land and people of Africa. So far as I know, Isak Dinesen was nominated with Nobel Prize twice. And this novel, condensed through the painstaking efforts of the author, has been adopted into a movie in 1986, which brought about an international reputation to the author of the novelist after winning six items of Oscar awards. Compared to the reputation she has won, the author’s personal experience is far more stimulating and intricate. With 17 years of life experience in Africa, Dinesen explored the meaning of life, thus establishing her particular consciousness of female subjectivity.
 In an attempt to discuss what Dinesen has done as to exploring the meaning of life, the paper is aimed to analyze the writer through this book. My studies will include her background, her interior life when she arrived in Africa at first, and the process of mixing with nature and African black natives, etc. In addition, we have also analyzed her spirit to pursue freedom and her strong volition to make survival on the continent totally new to her with remembrance of the unfaithfulness of her husband, and the death of her lover. Though  she has shown her indifference to fame and wealth as a writer, her pioneering spirit is still inspiring her readers to imitate and inherit the spiritual wealth she has left to us. Furthermore, it provides a broad thinking space for the people who live in some outermost frontier, and an authentic access to the unbelievable hardships that a woman can endure and choose a meaningful hard life as she has dedicated herself to from the prospective of a female. Besides, the novel also presents great enlightenment onto us through its though-going exploration of the fate and survival and value of the human beings.

 Key words: Out of Africa   Meaning of life   Humanism    Feminism Consciousness of Independence

從《走出非洲》分析伊薩·迪內(nèi)森的人生追求——探索生命的意義

摘  要

 《走出非洲》是一部自傳體小說，它是丹麥著名女作家伊薩克·迪內(nèi)森最著名的一部小說，它不靠故事情節(jié)來嘩然取眾，卻帶著濃濃的散文內(nèi)涵，飽含著作者對(duì)非洲風(fēng)土人情的深深眷念之情。伊薩克·迪內(nèi)森曾兩次獲諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)提名，而這部凝聚了她多年心血的作品，在她逝世多年后被改編為電影，還贏得了奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)，更為作者帶來了國(guó)際聲譽(yù)。然而作者的親身經(jīng)歷卻比作品更為傳奇動(dòng)人。在這部作品中，她以17年的親生經(jīng)歷和體驗(yàn)，探索了生命的意義，以及女性主體意識(shí)的確立。
 本文通過對(duì)這部作品來分析伊薩克·迪內(nèi)森成長(zhǎng)背景，以及她走進(jìn)非洲之初到走出非洲之后，在與自然和土著人民的慢慢融合中經(jīng)歷的心路過程，探討作者在這部小說中如何探索生命的意義。此外，她對(duì)非洲人民那份濃厚的熱愛之情，那追求自由的本性，在經(jīng)歷了丈夫的出軌，咖啡園失火，情人慘死后，仍舊帶著感激與懷念之情，獨(dú)自一人堅(jiān)強(qiáng)地生活著，還有她作為一名作家的那份淡泊名利之心等等，這一切對(duì)我們來說都是一個(gè)很大的啟發(fā)，一筆極難得的精神財(cái)富。《走出非洲》給處于邊緣地帶的人們，提供了廣闊的思考空間，從女性的角度很好地思考了人應(yīng)該如何度過一生的問題，同時(shí)，它還對(duì)人的命運(yùn)與存在意義進(jìn)行了深刻的探索。

關(guān)鍵詞：【走出非洲】  生命的意義  人文主義 女性主義  獨(dú)立意識(shí)

CONTENTS

Abstract   I
Abstract（in Chinese） II
1. A brief introduction to the book  1
1.1 About the novel 1
1.2 General review of the story and subjects of the novel 1
2. Karen Blixen—the author of Out of Africa  1
2.1 Isak Dinesen, the pseudonym of Karen Blixen, and her writing background 1
2.2 Criticism on Out of Africa 2
3. About exploration—a brave pioneer in exploring Africa 2
3.1 At the beginning of exploration—entering Africa 2
3.2 The difficulty of exploration experienced by the author in Africa   3
3.2.1 Women and nature—a blend of nature 3
3.2.2 European settlersfriendship between colonists and aborigines 4
3.2.3 The author and the aborigines 5
3.2.3.1 Dinesen and Kamante (a native child)  5
3.2.3.2 Farah (a servant of Dinesen) and the author 5
3. 2.2.3 Best picture of 1985 unforgettable movie moment  6
3. 3 Fighting for fate    6
3.3.1 For pride 6

3.3.2 Regretlessness and perseverance in cherishing her love 7
4. Conclusion 7
References  9
Acknowledgements ……………………………………………………………...10