布鲁斯与《看不见的人》

Blues and Invisible Man
Abstract

    Blues originated in the south of America in the 19th century. As the representative of Afro-Americanism, the sentimental melodies of the blues reveal the misfortune and hardships of the black people, exposing the inner depression and sadness, also entrusting to care of pursuing freedom and democracy of Afro-Americans.
    Ralph Ellisons Invisible Man is one of the most influential American novels since World War Ⅱ.The novel describes the story about the protagonist lose and find his identity in fantastic, hostile society. The author creatively brings forth new ideas in art and uses blues in Invisible Man, which make the novel filled with the blues flavor. The thesis makes a research for the application of blues in the novel and has an analysis of the similarities between the novel’s structure and blues. Also the thesis has a further study of the use of blues lyrics and its connotation. Therefore, it explores the themes based on the music form of the novel: the praise of the black culture and the quest of self-identity.

Key Words: Ralph Ellison; Invisible Man; blues; structure; improvisation； existence

摘  要

    布鲁斯是19世纪起源于美国南方的1种黑人音乐。作为美国黑人文化的代表，布鲁斯忧郁伤感的曲调深刻地吐露了美国黑人生活的不幸和艰难，揭示了美国黑人内心的苦闷和哀怨，同时也寄托了他们对自由和民主的渴望。
拉尔夫•埃里森的《看不见的人》是2战以来美国最具影响力的小说之1。书中描写主人公在荒诞，敌对的环境里失去和寻找自我，竭尽全力想得到别人承认，想“使人看见他”的故事。作者在艺术上大胆创新，将布鲁斯这种独特的音乐形式运用到《看不见的人》中，使得小说充满浓郁的布鲁斯风格。本篇探讨布鲁斯在小说中的运用,分析了小说的结构与布鲁斯的相似之处,挖掘了小说中对布鲁斯歌词的借用及其深刻内涵.从而揭示出小说借助音乐形式所表达的主题:彰显黑人文化、探求自我身份。

关键词：拉尔夫•埃里森、布鲁斯、看不见的人、结构、即兴、存在

..............