摘要：《傻瓜吉姆佩尔》是犹太裔美国作家辛格最优秀的短篇小说之一，生动地描写了主人公吉姆佩尔在邪恶肆虐、谎言遍布、道德败坏的环境中备受屈辱，但仍靠着他的宗教信仰坚守着内心的道德准则，战胜了心中背叛的恶魔，并成功守护了圣洁的精神家园的故事。

本文主张主人公的“傻”是伪装的，其目的只是为了能活得更轻松、更好地看清世界，而这也正是他的智慧在犹太文化传统“神圣的愚人”语境中的体现。本文进一步研究了主人公内心复杂的情感斗争，并指出其对上帝的疑虑和内心重获的平静揭示了犹太文化中圣者形象的在当今的延续与发展。本文同时分析了作者意在通过吉姆佩尔的故事拯救世人迷失的灵魂之意图。

关键词：《傻瓜吉姆佩尔》；傻瓜； 智慧； 内心挣扎； 犹太文化

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 The Current Research Situation of the Story and the Argument of This Thesis-1

1.2 Gimpel as a Wise Man with Foolish Stubbornness and Persistence in His Faith-2

1.3 Gimpel’s Character in Connection with the Traditional Jewish Culture-2

2. The Dishonest and Unkind World that Gimpel Lives In-4

3. The Wise Men Disguised as a Fool-5

3.1 Holding Wise Attitudes towards the W orld-5

3.2 Knowing Himself and the World Well-6

3.3 Wanting of Peace and Quietness-6

4 Gimpel’s Struggle between Devil and God-8

4.1 Devil’s Temptation-8

4.2 The Ultimate Victory of the Traditional Faith-8

4.3 Gimpel’s Inner struggle as a Modern Form of “the Holy Fool”-9

5. “Gimpel the Fool” in the Cultural and Historical Context-11

5.1 Supreme Authority of God: Belief and Goodness-11

5.2 Loss of Belief and Religious Redemption: “Gimpel the Fool” Speaking to the American Society in the 1950s-12

6. Conclusion-14

References-15