Abstract

The struggle for democratic rights of Afro-American is not only the principal line of their movement, but also one of the points of various scholars and politicians study on. From the emancipation of the slaves to fighting for land, education rights, political rights, Afro-American experienced several stages, such as political movement led by outstanding leaders, Harlem renaissance guided by the new black intellectuals, the root of the black’s contradiction and conflict is always directed to the white and their culture. With the continuous fusion between blacks and whites and black ethnic class and other reasons, the internal contradiction of Afro-American also is also increasing.

This thesis starts with Song of Solomon, written by the black female writer Toni Morrison. Based on the changes of Afro-American history and culture, the thesis aims to discuss kinds of conflict and their root of blacks in the novel. It first gives a brief summary on of the changes of Afro-American history and culture and survival situations of Afro-American which are involved in the novel. After that, it analyses representation and root of their internal conflict from three aspects, including the conflict of their attitude to culture of the white and their culture, gender collision in blacks and class conflict in different stratum. At last, it discusses the impact of these conflicts and summarizes the significance of this research and its shortcomings.

The paper not only dissects the interior contradiction of blacks in Song of Solomon, it also offers valuable references to study internal society of blacks in the real world.

Key words: Song of Solomon, Afro-American, internal conflicts, representation, root

摘        要

美国黑人争取民主权利的斗争一直黑人运动的主线，也是各类学者、政治家等视线的聚集点。黑人从奴隶解放再到争取土地、受教育权、政治权利，经历了由杰出领袖领导的政治运动和新黑人知识份子引发的思想启蒙运动等阶段，黑人斗争的矛盾与冲突直指白人及其文化。但随着黑人与白人之间的不断融合以及黑人族群内部阶级及其它原因的推动，非裔美国人种族内部间的矛盾也在不断加剧。
本文从黑人女性作家托妮•莫里森的小说《所罗门之歌》入手，以美国黑人的历史和文化变迁为依据，探讨书中所表现出的黑人种族内部之间的种种冲突及其根源。本文首要概括美国黑人的种族文化变迁情况及书中涉及的黑人生存现状，其次从书中黑人对白人文化和其传统文化的态度冲突、黑人种族内部的男女性别冲突、黑人内部的阶级冲突等三个方面对黑人内部的冲突表现及其根源做出研究。最后简析这些冲突对黑人种族的影响，并概括本次研究的现实意义及不足之处。
本文不仅就《所罗门之歌》一书中黑人内部矛盾进行剖析，也为现实世界中研究黑人内部社会提供参考依据和必要的补充。

关键词：所罗门之歌，美国黑人，内部冲突，表现，根源