CAJ | 학술논문

19世纪末20世纪初东西方交流变得频繁,西方作家笔下出现了不少东方形象。在西方＂文明化＂的大叙事中,东方形象作为＂他者＂,是＂文明化＂核心概念＂进步＂与＂自由＂的对立面：停滞与专制。杰克.伦敦身处其时,也参与了美国作家关于中国的刻板书写,可贵的是他最终走了出来,早年露骨的＂白人至上＂种族主义思想更多地为理解、宽容、同情与理性思索所替代。在整个西方还在忙于塑造一个被否定的、邪恶的中国形象之时,伦敦已能思考东西方交流可能性之题,他笔下的中国形象故而特别值得中外学者关注。从早先露骨的＂白人至上＂种族主义思想到更为理性的思考与更为客观的描述,再到种族意识的明显弱化,最后达及对东西方沟通的乐观期待,显然杰克.伦敦的中国观体现出了强烈的渐变性。
19세기말20세기초동서방교류변득빈번,서방작가필하출현료불소동방형상。재서방＂문명화＂적대서사중,동방형상작위＂타자＂,시＂문명화＂핵심개념＂진보＂여＂자유＂적대립면：정체여전제。걸극.륜돈신처기시,야삼여료미국작가관우중국적각판서사,가귀적시타최종주료출래,조년로골적＂백인지상＂충족주의사상경다지위리해、관용、동정여이성사색소체대。재정개서방환재망우소조일개피부정적、사악적중국형상지시,륜돈이능사고동서방교류가능성지제,타필하적중국형상고이특별치득중외학자관주。종조선로골적＂백인지상＂충족주의사상도경위이성적사고여경위객관적묘술,재도충족의식적명현약화,최후체급대동서방구통적악관기대,현연걸극.륜돈적중국관체현출료강렬적점변성。
with the increasing exchange between the east and the west at the early turn of the 20th century, a number of eastern images appeared in the works of western writers. Within the western "civilization" paradigm, the eastern images, as the "otherness", were set opposite its core conception of progress and freedom: stagnant and despotic. Jack London, a famous American writer living at this historic time, also participated in the stereotyped writing, but it was precious that he didn't stop there, his early racialism of white supremacy was more replaced by his later understanding, sympathy and reasonable thinking. While the whole west was busying with creating a negative and evil Chinese image, London was occupied with the thought of communication possibility between the east and the west. Therefore his six writings about China throughout his life are worthy of the academic studies. The evolution of' Chinese images in these six stories revealed to us a dynamic process of change in the writer's view of China. From the early barefaced "white supremacy" racism to the reasonable thinking and objective description, then to the obvious weakening of ethnic consciousness and the optimistic expectation of the communication between the east and the west, Jack London's view of China dramatizedly changed.