Conflict and Collision——An Interpretation of Mink's Identity Dilemma in The Mansion
The Mansion is the final part of the Snopes Trilogy written by William Faulkner(1897-1962)in his later period,in which the unique narrative techniques and strong critique of industrial and commercial civili-zation are fully witnessed,and thus it has won the love and favor of many scholars at home and abroad.Mink is undoubtedly a character worthy of deeper investigation in this novel,especially his emerging identity issues after 38 years in prison.Based on the American historical context and values,the identity theories of Prof.Stuart Hall and Prof.Tao Jiajun provide us with new perspectives for interpreting the identity dilemmas of individual,racial,and class identities presented by Mink when he walked in the city later,so as to better understand the identity consciousness problem that existed in the society at that time.