高英讲课Everyday Use for your grandmama

Dee叛逆者bright confident smart beautiful well educatedlikestoproduceherself Mother捍卫者physicalstrength mentaltoughness thegood hearted down to earth Maggie继承者lackofself confidence shy conservative inheritingAfricaAmericanculture Motherseemstorangebetweenthem bothMaggie sconservative andquietsideandDee sindependence strongside EverydayUsefor PartTwo yourgrandmama 1 Meetagain 2 Takephotos 3 Discussionaboutname 4 havedinner 5 Everydayuse Maggie Deeandmother r 1 Maggieattemptstomakeadashforthehouse inhershufflingway butIstayherwithmyhand Comebackhere Isay Andshestopsandtriestodigawellinthesandwithhertoe 1 Meetagain A Maggie 2 IhearMaggiesuckinherbreath Uhnnnh iswhatitsoundslike Likewhenyouseethewrigglingendofasnakejustinfrontofyourtootontheroad Uhnnnh 3 IhearMaggiego Uhnnnh again 4 Uhnnnh IheardMaggiesay MainReasons cannotseewell unintelligent physicallyscarred thelossofherfirsthomehascausedMaggietohangherheadconstantly whichcouldbeasignofalackofself esteemorevendepression mentally 5 HemovestohugMaggiebutshefallsback rightupagainstthebackofmychair IfeelhertremblingthereandwhenIlookupIseetheperspirationfallingoffherchin 麦姬一直处于恐惧中 即使面对迪伊男友的友好示意 她都被吓得浑身发抖 Maggielovesherfamilyandknowsaboutitshistoryandtraditions shecantellthenamesofherancestorsbyheartandknowsabouttheirhistory 6 AuntDee sfirsthusbandwhittledthedash saidMaggiesolowyoualmostcouldn thearher HisnamewasHenry buttheycalledhimStash 也许麦姬根本就不知道民族文化遗产为何物 其价值何在 但家族历史和家人的事迹牢牢地印在她的脑海中 被她重新赋予了生命 Mother和Maggie都在逃离白人文化 她们似乎会永远 龟缩 在伤痛的过去而不敢面对未来 Walker在这里指出了一个所有非裔美国人必须扪心自问的问题 我是与我的人民一起 龟缩 在令人伤痛的过去 还是挺身与我的压迫者争夺未来 相反 Dee不满足固步自封的状态 她是在白人世界中成长起来的黑人 但很难 长成 白人 也不可能成为 自然的黑人 WhydidDeecomeback Becauseitis anewday fortheblacksnowandasitbecomesfashionableintheBlackPowerMovementtoreturntoone sroots itsuddenlybecomesfashionableforDee too InfluencedbytheBlackPowerMovement Deegotinterestedinherownculture B Dee Reallyinterested Dee smisunderstandingstowardsAfro Americanism 不了解自己真正的文化 盲目肤浅地寻根追赶潮流的表现 Adressdowntotheground yellowsandoranges Earringsgold Braceletsdanglingandmakingnoises Hairstandsstraightup Deecaresmuchabouttheouterappearance 1 clothes 鲜艳的宽松长裙 大大的金色耳环和叮当作响的手镯 直挺挺的黑发 殊不知这种夸张炫耀与大多数黑人平和 谦逊 低调 不喜张扬的品质恰好相反 在这炎热的天气 她以一种自认为很非洲的传统造型出现在家人面前 ShesaidthelanguageoftheEastAfrica wa su so tean o tohermother knowinglittlethattheycametoAmericafromWestAfrica 2 language Wa su zo Tean o shesays comingoninthatglidingwaythedressmakeshermove 用非洲语言问候母亲表明她已经放弃美国黑人文化 1 Don tgetup saysDee 2 Shestoops infrontofthehouse Shenevertakesashotwithout thehouseisincluded Whenacowcomes shesnaps andthehouse andcomesupandkissesmeontheforehead 2 photo WhatdoesDeephotofor Shemerelywantstocomehometocollectsomepiecesoffamilyhistoryshecansuperficiallyidentifywith takesomephotosasakindofproofandleave 3 Name Mrs JohnsonhasashortkindofdiscussionwithDeeandherboyfriendabouthernewname Name root和identity Dee soriginalnamehasalreadybeencarriedbyseveralgenerationsoffemaleancestors whichcanbetracedbackbeyondtheCivilWar thenewAfricannameisnotrelatedtoherpersonalhistoryatallanddissociatesherfromherfamilyandthereforefromhertrueheritage 2 She sdead Wangerosaid Icouldn tbearitanylonger beingnamedafterthepeoplewhome 1 Not Dee WangeroLeewanikaKemanjo oppress Nowsheneitherbelongstoherfamilyanymorenortohernewlycreatedidentity Notonlywashersearchforanewheritageinvain shealsolostherrealroots Thisfeelingistypicaloftheblacksofthattime 她认为迪伊这个名字是压迫他们的白人给的 但是实际上这个代代相传的名字正是寄托了祖母对于后代传承文化的期望 已经在某种意义上成为家族的文化遗产 新的名字才与她真的毫无关联 使她与黑人文化脱节 WhatkindofsituationwasDeein 3 Butwhowasshenamedafter askedWangero 4 Andwhowasshenamedafter askedWangero 5 Wangerowasgettingtired That saboutasfarbackasIcantraceit Isaid Though infact IprobablycouldhavecarrieditbackbeyondtheCivilWarthroughthebranches Well saidAsalamalakim thereyouare 不清楚来历冷漠无知 self indulgence selfishpatient tolerant 7 EveryonceinawhileheandWangerosenteyesignalsovermyhead 8 Youdon thavetocallmebyitifyoudon twantto 9 Iknowitmightsoundawkwardatfirst I llgetusedtoit Isaid Reamitoutagain attitude superior Isitakindofcompromise Ifis whydidtheybothcompromise purpose heritage love tolerantandunderstanding 4 havedinner Wangero though wentonthrough Shetalkedabluestreakoverthesweetpotatoes Everythingdelightedher 放松 不用设防 没有阶级 不用掩盖 无需粉饰 无拘无束狂吃滥喝 WillDeebehavelikewiseinthewhiteworld themainstreamofAmerica Why Question IknewtherewassomethingIwantedtoaskyouifIcouldhave 5 everydayuse howlovelythesebenchesare herhandclosedoverGrandmaDee sbutterdish Finalpurpose ThischurntopiswhatIneed Dee则成了黑人权利运动的象征 复古寻根非洲文化的先锋 其最大特点是摒弃美国黑人的文化传统 寻根于非洲文化 她对家中一切物件的来历远不及Maggie清楚 表明对美国黑人文化传统的漠然与无知 Icanusethechurntopasacenterpieceforthealcovetable andI llthinkofsomethingartistictodowiththedasher Dee的举动只是一种对黑人文化浮光掠影 粗浅庸俗的理解 她只对文化的象征物品感兴趣 以为搜罗一些艺术品就是回归文化 以为这样就可以赶上时尚的潮流 她并不清楚这些物品蕴藏着厚重的文化历史内涵 而且它们也不能引起她感情上的共鸣 Didn tevokeherrespectandunderstanding UncleBuddywhittlethat too Followingthe fashion ofthemovement sheintangibly 无形的 模糊的 andsurprisinglyfoundthe value ofherfamily IsDeearealdefenderforBlackPower SheseeminglygoeswiththeflowandisverymuchintotheideasoftheBlackPowermovement However despitehergoodeducationsheisunabletoseethevalueofhermostimportantroots herAmericanroots 虽然Dee声称自己在寻找民族文化之根 事实上她的做法却事与愿违 她以一种局外人