从电影冷山看治愈系电影的创作手法.docx

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从电影冷山看治愈系电影的创作手法

The psychology study of healing 

from trauma in Cold Mountain

Abstract

ColdMountain,asoneofthegreatestworkwrittenbyCharlesFrazier,depictsthestoriesofthepeopleinColdMountainandnarrateswithtwomainlines-oneisInmanandtheotherisAda.Apparently,thesetwocharacterspresentthedifferentretrospectofthehistoryandtime.However,inmostresearchesaboutColdMountain,thediscusstopicsareusuallyaboutthehomethemeofthenovel,whichmeansmoreattentionwouldbepaidonInmanratherthanAda.So,inthisarticle,anotherrolewouldbechosenasthestudysubjecttodigsomethingvaluableandinspiringwithintheexperienceofAda.Ontheconsiderationoflogicalconstruction,thecharacteristicofAdawouldbesummarizedatthefirsttogiveabriefintroductiontothisrole.Afterthat,analyzeonpsychologicalprocessofAdawouldbeconductedwithAda’sexperienceindifferentstages.Finally,onthefoundationofformerparts,athematicstudyoftraumainColdMountainwouldbediscussedandbringsomeinsightsoncontemporarypeople’smentalworldwould.ByanalyzingofAda’spsychology,adeeperunderstandingwouldbeformeronthenovel’santi-warthemeandwriter’sperceptionforfairnessandequality,moresignificantly,thehealingprocessfortraumaandthereconstructionofaharmoniousrelationshipcouldbringhopeandenergytothepeoplewhosharesimilarpsychologicalharm.

Keyword:

ColdMountain,psychologicaltrauma,healingprocess

Introduction

0.1CharlesFrazierandHisNovelColdMountain

AmericanCivilWar,isalsotheonlycivilwarinAmericanhistory.ItisbetweentheUnionofnorthernstatesandtheConfederacyofsouthernstatesandbeganin1861,endedin1865.Duringthiswar,thereweremorethanthreemillionpeopleparticipatinginandmorethanonemillionpeopledied.ThecivilwarcouldberegardedasoneofthemostimportanteventsinAmericanhistory,whichbecomeagoldenstagefornumerouswriterstostarttheirstories.Obviously,CharlesFrazierisoneofthem.

CharlesFrazierisafamousAmericanhistoricalnovelistandwonthe1997NationalBookAwardforFictionforColdMountain.HewasborninAsheville,NorthCarolina,andgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinain1973.ColdMountainwashisfirstnovel,publishedin1997byAtlanticMouthlyPress,andcoincidentally,itisalsoapartoftheBlueRidgeMountainswithintheAppalachianMountains,whichlocatedjustatthehometownofCharlesFrnzier.TheworkisfullofdetailsofthecultureandsensibilitiesofNorthCarolinaMountains,and,accordingtotheself-descriptionoftheauthor,someoftheplotsarebasedonlocalhistoryandstoriesofFrazier’sgreat-great-uncleWilliamPinkneyInman,handeddownbyFrazier’sfather.

0.2LiteratureReview

Thenovel,ColdMountain,tellsastorybetweenawoundedsoldierInmanandhisloverAdaMonroe.ItwasneartheendofAmericanCivilWar,andInmanwalkedformonthstoreturnhome,whichsharesseveralsimilaritieswithHomer’sTheOdysseyintopic.IneverychapterofColdMountain,thenarrationalternatesbetweenInmanandAda,whichbringsanewexperienceonreadingthatreaderscanseethestoriesofheroandheroinesimultaneously.

TheheroineinColdMountain,AdaMonroe,isthedaughterofaministerwhorecentlyrelocatesfromCharlestontoafarmintheruralmountaincommunity.Atthebeginningofthenovel,shesuffersfromherfather’sdeathandmightbehelplessinthefuturelife.However,sheissavedfromdestitutionbyaresourceful-but-homelessyoungwomannamedRuby,whosoonmovesinwithher.ThentheyexperiencealotandchangehappensonAda.Fromthestory,thementaloutlookandpersonalityqualityofAdaisavaluablecasetoread.

0.3Thesignificanceofthethesis

Inthisarticle,thepsychologystudyonthecaseofAdainColdMountainischosenasthetopictodiscussthementalexperienceofthisuniquewoman.Ontheconsiderationoflogicalconstruction,thecharacteristicofAdawouldbesummarizedatthefirsttogiveabriefintroductiontothisrole.Afterthat,analyzeonpsychologicalprocessofAdawouldbeconductedwithAda’sexperienceindifferentstages.Finally,onthefoundationofformerparts,athematicstudyoftraumainColdMountainwouldbediscussedandbringsomeinsightsoncontemporarypeople’smentalworldwould.ByanalyzingofAda’spsychology,adeeperunderstandingwouldbeformeronthenovel’santi-warthemeandwriter’sperceptionforfairnessandequality,moresignificantly,thehealingprocessfortraumaandthereconstructionofaharmoniousrelationshipcouldbringhopeandenergytothepeoplewhosharesimilarpsychologicalharm.

ChapterOne:

ThecharacteristicofAda

Asmentionedbefore,thenovelColdMountainisnarratedintwoplotline-oneisthewayInmancomingbackhome,anotherislifeofAda.AndforthemostofstudiesrelatedareusuallyfocusontheexplorationonInman’scharacteristicandthesignificanceofhiswaybackhome.So,inthisarticle,auniqueperspectiveofstandingontheshoesofAdawouldbeadoptedtosearchsomenewthingsandgainnovelinspirations.So,inthischapter,thecharacteristicofAdawouldbethemainpointtobeilluminatedasthefollowingpart.

1.1FamilyBackgroundandLifeStyle

InthenovelColdMountain,Adaisbornandgrowsupisacoastalcity,Charleston.AndthelifeinCharlestonisneveraboutagricultureoraquaculture.AccordingtothememoryofAda,Monroeandhisfriendsaredoingbusiness.Theyhiresomepeopletoworkforthem,whicharesometimesblacks,sometimeswhiteswithoutlandorslaves.Therefore,asadaughterinsuchkindoffamilybackground,AdaisraisedinMonroe’sloveandgraduallybecomesintoabeautifulanddecentlady.

Besidesthefamilybackground,anotherspecificcharacteristicofAdaishereducation.InMonroe’sopinion,ayoungladyofanobleandrespectablefamilyshouldbehaveproperlytothegreatestmannerwhilehertalentsinliteratureandarthavetobedevelopedfromaprettyearlyage.So,withtheMonroe’sinsistence,Adaiseducatedbeyondthepointconsideredwiseforthefemalesandbecomeaknowledgeablecompanionforherfather,alivelyandattentivedaughter.Fromtheoriginalwordsinthenovel,Shebearsnumbersofso-calledtalents,suchasFrenchandLatin,Greek,fineneedlework,piano,thoughnobrilliance,andtheabilitytorenderlandscapeandstilllifewithaccuracyineitherpencilorwatercolor.

Then,forthecauseofMonroe’slungdisease,hemovedwithAdaandboughtafarmtomakealiving.DuringthesixyearsinColdMountain,Ada’sfatherhadkeptherbackfromthehardnessofwork,assaidinthenovel,leavingAdawithlittletodootherthandeviseaweeklymenu.Therefore,shehadbeenfreetooccupyhertimewithreadingandneedlework,drawingandmusicasinCharleston.InthecareofMonroe,sheneednotlearnanythingabouttheskillsandtechnologiestorunthefarmorevenhowtocookameal.Especiallywhenherfatherwasgone,shediscoveredherfrighteninglyill-preparedinthecraftofsubsistence-livingaloneonafarmandherfather’sidealisticofrunningfarmratherasanideathanalivelihood.

1.2PersonalitiesofAdaandHerearlyexperience

Borninsuchahierarchy-advocatorfamily,Adaisbecomingayoungladywithhighself-esteemswithherwell-educatedfamilybackground.Sheisusuallyfilledwithopinionsonartandpoliticsandliterature,andreadytoarguethemeritsofherpositions.So,whensheislivinginCharlestonintheearlytime,allherdoingisjoiningintonobilityandgentrypartiesandhangingoutandmeetingheryounggirls.AndaftermovingtoColdMountain,shealsokeepstheattitudethatsheissuperioramongtheresidentsinColdMountainSheandherfatherthoughtthatpeopleinColdMountainarewildandferociousespeciallycomparedwithCharleston,acivilizedsocietyinAda’seyes.

WIthwell-educatedmindandgenteelbehaviors,Adaisalsoaweakandpowerlessinherprivatelife.AfterherfatherMonroe’sdeath,Adafellintopredicamentthatshecouldnothandlethelifebyheralonebecauseshehasneverbeentaughtorguidedtolearnbefore.Sheislikeafragileflowergrowingingreenhouseandfadeimmediatelyoutofwarm.Inaddition,withtheharmofwar,AdabecomesmoreisolatedfromthedomesticpeopleinColdMountain.Forexample,whensomeneighborssendhersomefood,shefeelsextremelyembarrassedandhidesintothewoods.

Fromtheotherhand,benefitingfromherself-esteems,Adafindsherownwaytofacethedifficulties.Afterherlovedfathersuddenlygone,herstableandaffluentlifeisalsoleaving.Aftersheisscratchedbyacockwithgoldenfeathers,sherealizesthatshecouldneverbeworsethanthemomentandsherealizesthatshecouldonlydependonherself,orshewoulddieuselessly.Tosomedegree,thegreatchangeoflifeisahugechallengestandinginfrontofAda’sfacewhilealsobringsopportunitywithcrises.Itisherpridethatdriveshertobestrongandtoughandrefusestosuccumbtothehardshipsandchallenges,especiallywiththecomingofRuby.

ChapterTwo:

TheexperienceandtheprocessofpsychologicalchangeofAda

WiththesummarizationonAda’sfamilybackgroundandpersonalities,itisevidentthattheroleofAdaisdramaticconflictwhichcomesfromtheincompatibilityofAda’scharacteristicsandheractualencounters.Then,itmightbereallyappealingtoreadersandresearchersthathowcouldAdafacethesetroublesandwherewouldthestorygotowards,whichisalsothemostsignificantpartreflectingthepsychologicalchangesofAda.So,theexperienceandpsychologyofAdawouldbediscussedinthefollowingcontents.

2.1TheLo