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APsychoanalyticReadingofSisterCarrie

河南理工大学本科生毕业论文

对《嘉莉妹妹》的精神分析式解读

院系：

外国语学院

专业：

英语

学生姓名：

张素丽

学号：

310714010222

指导教师：

范登伟

2011年6月

APsychoanalyticReadingofSisterCarrie

AThesisSubmitted

toSchoolofForeignStudiesof

HenanPolytechnicUniversity

inPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirements

fortheDegreeofBachelorofArts

By

ZhangSuli

Supervisor：

FanDengwei

June5,2011

Acknowledgements

Iwouldliketoexpressmyheartygratitudetoanumberofpeoplewhohavegivenmealotofunselfishassistanceandenlightenmentintheprocessofwritingthisthesis.

Firstandforemost,Iwouldliketoextendmyheartfeltgratitudetomysupervisor,ProfessorFanDengweiforwithouthisconstantencouragementandsupervisioninthepastthreemonthsthisthesiscouldhardlybeproduced.Heguidedmethroughthewritingofthisthesis,greatpatienceinreviewingthedraftsandgivingmeconstructivesuggestionsandhelpedmewithsignificantimprovementsofthedrafts,forwhichtheaccomplishmentofthispaperisprimarilyindebted.

Meanwhile,Iamgratefultoalltheteacherswhohavetaughtme.Itistheirhelpandinstructioninthefouryearsofcollegestudiesthatcontributetothecompletionofthispaper.

IappreciatethesupportIhavegotfrommyclassmates,LiYingchun,ZouZhenhuan.Theirgenerosityhelpedmealotinthedataelicitation.Besides,hersuggestionsontheexperimentalmaterialanddiscussionswithmeonthefindingslaterturnedtobeextremelyhelpful.

Inaddition,mysincerethankswillalsogotomyclassmatesandlibrarianswhohavedonemesomefavorinthecompletionofthisthesis.

Finally,Iwouldliketoacknowledgemyappreciationtomyparentsfortheirlove,encouragementsandunderstandingwhenIamintroublewithmystudyandworkallthroughouttheseyears．Andwithouttheirselflesssupportandconstantencouragement，thecompletionofthethesiswouldbeimpossible．

摘要

《嘉莉妹妹》讲述了一位美国农村女孩到城市谋生最后成为名演员的故事，是一部具有较强思想性和艺术性的作品。

本书一经发表，便令美国文坛一片哗然。

众多评论家和读者指出，德莱塞的这部小说充斥着低俗与堕落的内容。

然而，随着女权运动的兴起，数年之后，嘉莉妹妹这个备受谴责的人物竞又成了19世纪后期的“新女性”典范。

本文拟从弗洛伊德的精神分析理论出发对作品进行重新诠释,在欲望与道德的对比中，深刻剖析主人公的内心世界，揭示嘉莉行为背后的内在动因，阐明嘉莉一系列选择的无奈和必然。

关键词：

精神分析；自我；本我；超我；意识；潜意识

Abstract

SisterCarrietellsusastoryofaruralgirlwhoattemptstomakealivinginthecityandultimatelybecomesafamousactress.Itisamatureworkwithstrongfeelingsandartisticpower.Oncepublished,itfiredanoutcryinliteraryworldofAmerica.ManycommentatorsandreaderspointedoutthatDreiser'snovelwasfilledwiththevulgarfornication,andsexualdepravity..However,asthefeministmovementspringup,SisterCarrie,whicheverwasmuch-malignedcharacter,afterafewyears,becamethemodelof"newwoman"inthelatenineteenthcentury.ThispaperaimstoanalyzetheinnerworldoftheheroineandexplainthereasonwhyCarriedidsomuch“contemptible”thingsbyre-interpretingthenovelbytheuseofSigmundFreud’sPsychoanalysis.TheauthorofthethesishopestoillustratetheinevitabilityofCarrie’sdegradation.

KeyWords:

Psychoanalysis;Id;Ego;Superego;Consciousness;Subconsciousness

TableofContents

Acknowledgement...............................................................I

摘要.........................................................................II

Abstract......................................................................III

TableofContents..............................................................IV

Chapter1Introduction...........................................………………......1

1.1SocialBackground……………………………………..……..…………………………1

1.2TheodoreDreiserandSisterCarrie………………………………...……...……………1

1.3ResearchReviewandFurtherStudy…………………………………………..…..……5

Chapter2SigmundFreud:

Psychoanalysis………………………………...……………………...7

2.1TheSubconsciousnessTheory……………………………..…..……………………….7

2.2Id,EgoandSuperego…………..……………………………….……..………………..7

Chapter3ThePsychoanalyticReadingofCarrie…………………………..….………………...10

3.1TheApplicationofSubconsciousnessTheoryinCarrie……………..………………..10

3.2Carrie’sId,Ego,Superego………..…………………...………………………………13

Chapter4Conclusion……………………………..……….…………………………………….16

Bibliography………………………..…………………………………….………………………17

Chapter1Introduction

1.1SocialBackground

IndustrialgrowthbroughttheUnitedStatesaperiodofprosperityduringthelate1800sandearly1900s.Withfactoriesflourishing,jobopportunitieswereabundant.Peoplemadegoodmoneyinfactorymanagementpositionsandotherwhite-collarjobs.Factoryworkers,however,notonlyearnlowincomes,buta