《芬克勒問題》探討的是"猶太人問題",雅各布森通過描寫當代英國猶太群體的迷茫悲傷、認同危機與身份迷失,思考了猶太民族的文化、政治與歷史等諸多問題。全球化為多元文化提供了交流的場域,不同文明在此既展現出交融性與流變性,又呈現出差異性與對抗性。隨著當代反猶主義思潮愈演愈烈,猶太民族被推向世界文明沖突的中心。在現代性危機的擠壓之下,兩種文化的交融、雙重意識的對抗形成了散居英國的猶太人模糊而分裂的文化身份,帶來文化認同的危機,應對其理性地進行包容性重構。

The Finkler Question is a serious reflection on the long-debated and heavily prejudicial "Jewish Question". Through "hilarious" and "satirical" characterization of the neurotic and confused Jewish as well as non-Jewish protagonists, Howard Jacobson uses grief, loss and identity crisis to address the negative stereotypes surrounding Jews, Israel and Zionism as well as discuss the issues in relation to Jewish diaspora,anti-Semitism and cultural(re)construction in contemporary Europe. Globalization has made possible the formation of an interconnected, interdependent and networked international community for cross-cultural communication, through which both hybridization and confrontation of cultures are clearly noticeable. As the pervasive anti-Semitism has pushed Jews to the center of today’s global conflicts, the crossing of different cultures and the clash of opposing ideologies have blurred the cultural identity among diaspora Jews in Britain, leading naturally to an identity crisis.