《饥饿游戏》中“烈焰女孩”之符号意义分析

The Semiotic Analysis of the “Girl Catching Fire” in the Hunger Games

摘要: 《饥饿游戏》三部曲中的女主人公凯特妮斯•艾薇丁成功地使“烈焰女孩”成为理想的现代女性的符号。按照符号学者皮尔斯的符号意指三分法，“烈焰女孩”是符号，凯特妮斯•艾薇丁是对象，符号所引发的思想则是解释项，共同构成一个符号表意过程。本文首先从女性主义角度陈述“烈焰女孩”传达的现代女性的品质，之后探讨它作为符号其本身所承载的悖论，这一符号的内涵意义因此被拓展到整个人类关于生存、不屈和希望的永恒主题。

Abstract: Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games successfully makes “Girl Catching Fire” the semiotic sign of an ideal modern woman. According to Charles Sanders Peirce’s Semiotic theory, the sign of “Girl Catching Fire” is the sign; Katniss is the object, and the thoughts caused by the sign is the interpretant. All these three parts constitute the process of signifying. The paper will firstly depict the major qualities of an ideal modern woman embodied by “Girl Catching Fire”, and then discuss the paradox carried by the sign so as to reveal its significant connotation involving the forever theme of survival, unyielding spirit and anticipation to human beings.