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欧内斯特.盖恩斯的短篇小说<<阴沉沉的天>>取材于作者本人的童年经历,主要描写一位美国黑人儿童因为牙痛和妈妈一起进城拔牙,在途中的所见所感。小说不仅生动地描写了黑人男孩詹姆斯的成长经历,而且向读者展示了在美国特殊的环境背景下,黑人儿童的普遍生活现实。本文主要从成长小说的角度来阐释詹姆斯的个人成长经历,说明了一个黑人儿童在美国强势文化下,要想树立正确的人生观、种族观是多么的艰难,从而进一步反映出美国黑人儿童成长历程的艰难性。
Ernest Gaines’s short story “Overcast Day” is based on the author’s own childhood experience, mainly depicting the feelings of a black African child who was on the way because of a toothache and his mother who went to town to pull teeth. The novel not only vividly depicts the growth of black boy James, but also shows the reader the reality of the universal life of black children under the special environmental background of the United States. This article mainly expounds James’ personal growth experience from the perspective of the novel of growth. It shows how hard a black child under the strong culture of the United States wants to establish a correct view of life and ethnics. This further reflects the growth of black children in the United States Difficulties.