Abstract:Wind from an Enemy Sky, the major novel of Native American fiction writer D’Arcy McNickle, depicts the cultural crash and rejection between native Americans and the whites. After the brief introduction and some critics’ comments, the fundamental reason of cultural conflicts is illustrated through the analysis of their widely different ways of communication and modes of thinking. In the novel, McNickle reveals the whites’ disdain toward the identity of native Americans and the assimilation toward their culture. In the conclusion, the realistic significance enlightens us, that is, nowadays people are willing to see the peace of the world and the mutual respect and understanding between different cultures rather than bloody violence and featureless assimilated culture.
Key Words: D’Arcy McNickl; minority literature; cultural research
摘要:出生于1904年美国著名印第安小说家、历史学家德阿契·麦克尼卡尔的小说《来自敌人天空中的风》描写了美国印第安人与白人之间语言不通、思维和沟通方式不同以及宗教信仰的差异，而产生的文化的碰撞与冲突以及悲剧性结局。在简述人物情节并综述相关评论后，论文分析了两个主人公交流形式与思维模式的不同，进而揭示异域文化冲突的根本原因。尽管小说中的印第安人身份受到白人的轻视，印第安人文化遭受到破坏，但如今人们愿意看到的是世界和平，不同文化之间能够相互尊重与理解。人们不愿意看到因文化传统不同而导致流血冲突也不愿意看到一种被主流文化同化了的毫无特征的文化。这是这部作品带给我们的具有现实意义的启示。
关键词：德阿契·麦克尼卡尔；少数族裔文学；文化研究
