黑暗与血腥背后的人性-以《染血之室》为例_英语论文

Humanity In Darkness And Blood-A Case Study Of The Bloody Chamber 

摘要

著名英国作家安吉拉卡特的《染血之室》改编自法国通话《蓝胡子》。本篇论文不研究女性主义，而是在西格蒙德弗洛伊德的精神分析理论基础上研究血腥与黑暗背后的人性。根据弗洛伊德的精神分析理论，一个人的人格由三个部分组成：本我、自我与超我。欲望隐藏在“本我”中，“自我”受到现实的支配。“超我”代表道德标准。首先，本篇论文分析在冷酷的男主角身上显示出的血腥与黑暗。然后分析集美好人性于一身的女主角的母亲及情人。接着，研究女主角，研究其如何在美好人性的指引下，从黑暗与血腥中找到自我的过程。对女主角的分析将有助于理解冷酷的男主角代表着“本我”，而女主角的母亲及情人是“超我”的象征。更重要的是，女主角开始代表“本我”，然后“自我”，最后“超我”。最后分析出“本我”、“自我”与“超我”三者体现在小说人物中的关系，即“本我”与“超我”相互排斥，“自我”在“本我”、“超我”与现实中寻求平衡。这引出了本篇论文的结论：安吉拉卡特的《染血之室》是完整的人性。

关键词：人性；精神分析理论；本我；自我；超我

Abstract

The famous English writer Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber is adapted from The Blue Beard, a French fairy tale. Instead of feminism, this paper studies the humanity in darkness and blood on the basis of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical theory. According to it, one’s personality consists of three parts: id, ego and superego. Desires and wants are hidden in “id”, and “ego” is governed by the reality. The “superego” stands for ethics. This paper, at first, probes into the darkness and blood shown in the cruel hero. The heroine’s mother and her lover, who embody great humanity are studied next. Then, this paper makes a study of the heroine about how she, under the instruction of great humanity, discovers her “ego” within darkness and blood. The analysis will help to understand that the cruel hero represents “id”, while the heroine’s mother and her lover are a symbol of “superego”. More importantly, the heroine is “id” at first, then changes to “ego”, and at last, to “superego”. At the end of this paper, it demonstrates relationships among “id”, “ego” and “superego” displayed within these characters. “Id” stands in contrast to “superego” and “ego” tries to maintain the balance among “id”, “superego” and the reality. This leads to the conclusion that Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber serves as an organic whole of humanity.

Key Words: humanity; psychoanalytical theory; id; ego; superego

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abstract(Chinese).ii

Abstract(English)iii

Introduction1

Chapter One The hero, the heroine’s mother and lover4

1.1 The hero representing “id”.4

1.2 The heroine’s mother as a symbol of “superego”.5

1.3 The heroine’s lover symbolizing “superego”.6

Chapter Two The heroine.7

2.1 The first process of being “id”.7

2.2 Being governed by “ego”.7

2.3 Changing to “superego”.8

Chapter Three Relationships among the main characters9

3.1 “Ego” as a servant of “id” and the outside world.9

3.2 “Superego” monitoring and examining “ego”9

3.3 “Id” opposite to “superego”.10

Conclusion11

Bibliography.13