摘要

黄哲伦是著名的美国剧作家，其代表作《蝴蝶君》改编自上个世纪八十年代一个震惊西方的真实故事，学者通常因其出人意料的结局，而将其与《蝴蝶夫人》进行对比。通过分析高仁尼东方主义幻想的破灭、文化身份的解构以及日渐式微的西方文化霸权，本文旨在从东方主义视角剖析其悲剧的成因，从而启示人们能摒弃所谓的文化优越性，抛开东西方之间的权力话语和二元对立观，理解和尊重东方主义，从而体现《蝴蝶君》对美国华裔文化的研究价值。

关键词：《蝴蝶君》；东方主义；文化优越感；权力话语；二元对立

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Introduction to David Henry Hwang

1.2 The Theory of Orientalism

2. Literature Review 3

3. Rene Gallimard’s Tragedy in M. Butterfly 5

3.1 Disillusion of Fantasy to Orientalism

3.1.1 Failure in Knowing the True Orientals: Losing Bright Future

3.1.2 Disillusion of Conquering “Madama Butterfly”

3.2 Deconstruction of Rene Gallimard’s Cultural Identity

3.3 Declining Western Cultural Hegemony

4. Causes for Rene Gallimard’s Tragedy from the Perspective of Orientalism 9

4.1 Rene Gallimard’s Westerner’s Superiority Complex

4.1.1 Cultural Superiority to the Orient

4.1.2 Stereotype of Orientalism Derived from Madama Butterfly

4.2 Binary Opposition between the East and the West

4.3 Unequal Power Discourse between the East and the West

5.Conclusion 13

Bibliography 15

Acknowledgements 16