摘要 

《米格尔街》是英国作家V.S.奈保尔的作品。“米格尔街”作为殖民社会的象征和缩影，它所反映的下层人们的生活也是当时殖民地下层人生活的真实写照。米格尔街的本质特征就在于对男性尊严和父权统治的过度追求。被殖民者模仿殖民者的控制和支配手段，使用家庭暴力寻求男性尊严、个人权力以及父权统治。小说的大量笔墨都用在了对家庭暴力的描写上，暴力频发的背后是殖民统治的悲哀？还是殖民地人民对权力的渴望的原始宣泄？本文将通过对《米格尔街》中的暴力情节进行深入剖析，探索暴力背后的深层原因。

关键词：《米格尔街》； V. S. 奈保尔； 暴力； 权力

Contents

Acknowledgements  i

Abstract ii

摘要 iii

Chapter 1  Introduction 1

1.1 Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul and Miguel Street 1

1.2 Literature Review of Miguel Street 2

1.3 Theory of Power and Violence 3

1.4 Framework of the Study 4

Chapter 2  Domestic Violence 5

2.1 Violence by Men against Women 5

2.2 Violence by Men against Children 6

2.3 Violence by Women against Males and Children 7

Chapter 3  Social Violence 9

3.1 Violence from superiors 9

3.2 Violence from the Strong 10

3.3 Violence from the Weak 11

Chapter 4  Causes of Violence 12

4.1The Relationship between Violence and Power 12

4.2The Power Network 13

4.3 Positive Unconscious  13

4.4Discourse of Power 14

Chapter 5  Conclusion 15

Works Cited 16