Journal of Literary Writing and Evaluation

JLWE, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2025, pp.65-73.

Print ISSN: 3078-8129; Online ISSN: 3104-5073

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DOI: Https://doi.org/10.64058/JLWE.25.1.08

沉默与言说：
集体记忆视阈下《欧巴桑》中女性共同体的隐喻性构建

朱    琳（Zhu Lin），段    慧（Duan Hui）

摘要：本文以哈布瓦赫的集体记忆理论为框架，深入探讨《欧巴桑》中女性共同体的隐喻性构建。通过分析沉默与言说在记忆代际传递中的不同作用，本文揭示了女性如何通过非言语和言语方式承载并传递创伤记忆，从而维系群体认同与文化延续。沉默作为一种抵抗与保护机制，既遮蔽创伤，又承载记忆，而言说则在破除遗忘的同时赋予个体和群体新的身份认同。沉默与言说的互动不仅体现了女性共同体在面对历史创伤时的多样化应对策略，也展现了其在集体记忆传递与群体身份重建中的核心作用。

关键词：《欧巴桑》；沉默；言说；女性共同体；记忆

作者简介： 朱  琳，南京财经大学外国语学院硕士研究生，研究方向：英美文学。电邮：1489554301@qq.com。 段  慧（通讯作者），南京财经大学外国语学院副教授，研究方向：英语文学，文化研究。电邮：9119961025@nufe.edu.cn。

Title: Silence and Speech: The Metaphorical Construction of Female Community in Obasan from the Perspective of Collective Memory

Abstract：This paper, situated within the framework of Halbwachs’ theory of collective memory, critically examines the metaphorical construction of the female community in Obasan. Through an analysis of the distinct functions of silence and speech in the intergenerational transmission of memory, the study illuminates how women bear and convey traumatic memories through both non-verbal and verbal forms, thereby sustaining group identity and cultural continuity. The interaction between silence and speech not only underscores the diverse strategies employed by the female community in confronting historical trauma, but also demonstrates its pivotal role in the transmission of collective memory and the reconstruction of group identity.

Keywords：Obasan；silence；speech；female community；memory

Author Biography: Zhu Lin, Master’s Candidate at the School of Foreign Languages, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics. Research Area: British and American Literature. E-mail: 1489554301@qq.com. Duan Hui (Corresponding Author), Associate Professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics. Research Areas: English Literature, Cultural Studies. E-mail: 9119961025@nufe.edu.cn.

Received: 27 Mar 2025 / Revised: 28 Mar 2025 / Accepted: 1 Apr 2025 / Published online: 30 Apr 2025 / Print published: 30 May 2025; Print ISSN: 3078-8129 · Online ISSN: 3104-5073 / by JLWE, Vol.1, No.1,2025, pp.65-73.