揭開面紗：重現(xiàn)記憶再塑自我——對托妮莫里森寵兒的心理學(xué)解讀

1、上海師范大學(xué)碩士學(xué)位論文揭開面紗：重現(xiàn)記憶 再塑自我——對托妮·莫里森《寵兒》的心理學(xué)解讀姓名：臧璐申請學(xué)位級別：碩士專業(yè)：英語語言文學(xué)指導(dǎo)教師：王新球20040401ii ABSTRACT To most of the Chinese readers, Beloved may not be the most famous work of the renowned female black writer Toni Morris

2、on, but it can be viewed as one of the best illustrations of her prominent skills in depicting characters through their consciousness. Morrison intends to reveal the mental and physical trauma on the ex-slaves even after

3、 the abolishment of slavery of the United States. That is why the writer of this thesis chose the perspective of psychoanalysis as an approach to make closer investigation. Bearing the characteristics of the traditional

4、 black literature, seemingly it is a story of the ghost named Beloved who is the reflection of the consciousness of each character. After surviving the slavery, Sethe, the protagonist, is still haunted by her dead baby d

5、aughter. Physical liberation doesn’t equal spiritual peace. The abnormality prevents her and her fellow blacks from obtaining self-identity and self-value. Therefore, it needs probing into firstly. The purpose of analyzi

6、ng all the symptoms is to discover their causes and then to look for therapies, and they are the contents of the following chapters. To lead every suffering character out of their dilemma, Morrison invents a word Rememor

7、y to indicate that only through the re-experiencing of the past can one achieve new life and future. That is the point to lay emphasis on. At last, considering the collective force of the blacks, it becomes inevitable to

8、 discuss the importance of finding one’s position in a community and culture and tradition. The disappearance of the ghost at the end of the novel foretells the rebirth of the ex-slaves. However, living in the present Am

9、erican society, the Afro-Americans should keep on struggling against the social prejudice. To call attention to the mental welfare of the minorities is one of the objectives of the writer of the thesis; the other is the