鮑德溫小說(shuō)向蒼天呼吁和如果比爾街能說(shuō)話中的父子主題

1、華僑大學(xué)碩士學(xué)位論文鮑德溫小說(shuō)《向蒼天呼吁》和《如果比爾街能說(shuō)話》中的父子主題姓名：吳杰文申請(qǐng)學(xué)位級(jí)別：碩士專業(yè)：英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言文學(xué)指導(dǎo)教師：杜志卿20090501iSynopsis James Baldwin was an outstanding American black writer of the 20th century. His masterpiece Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953) is ab

2、out the conversion of a black boy named John who has just experienced sexual awakening. This novel mainly unfolds a troubled father-son relationship which has greatly afflicted both Gabriel and his sons. Gabriel fears th

3、e white power and views it as a destructive force which would bring pain and suffering; however, his stepson, John, has a revelation that he can find his salvation in secular success whose appeal is the secular joy, whic

4、h is prevalent in the white world. In this book, Baldwin mainly examines John’s personal struggle to break “that cage of reality” of blacks to pursue his growth. If Beale Street Could Talk (1974) is a noteworthy novel in

5、 Baldwin’s later writing career. In this novel, he picks up the father-son motif again by depicting a different father-son relationship. This book concentrates on how two black families cope with their mutual son’s impri

6、sonment. By revealing the power of black community whose pillar is the union of social fathers, Baldwin illuminates another way of salvation for blacks to break the white myth. This thesis mainly focuses on the father-so

7、n motif in Go Tell It on the Mountain and If Beale Street Could Talk by juxtaposing Baldwin’s different literary treatments of the father-son relationship, aiming to examine Baldwin’s quest for a father in different disc

8、ourses and his exploration of racial relationship in America. There are six parts in this thesis. “Introduction” serves as a leading part, presenting an introduction of the thematic criticism of these two novels and brie

9、fly comparing Baldwin’s different treatments of the father-son relationship. The first chapter is devoted to the construction of theories which are related to the father-son relationship. Freud’s Oedipus complex is usual

10、ly employed to interpret the father-son relationship in a boy’s childhood. However, there are many dimensions that can reflect the status of the father-son relationship. The purpose of this chapter is to outline various