摘要

伍绮诗是香港移民第二代，更是一位美籍华裔女作家。《无声告白》是她创作的第一本长篇小说。2014年出版的《无声告白》距谭恩美出版著名的《喜福会》已经过去了近三十个年头，伍绮诗的横空出现，填补了华裔作家在欧美主流文学界的空白。这部小说故事情节回环曲折，运用正叙、倒叙、插叙等叙事手法，围绕维持家庭的平衡的二女儿莉迪亚的死亡事件，描述了一个上个世纪生活在20世纪70年代俄亥俄州小镇上的华裔美国家庭在面对莉迪亚之死的不同创伤性心理体验。本文通过对《无声告白》中的人物创伤经历的分析和解读，从代际间幽灵创伤理论的视角，从母系和父系两个方面分析创伤从父辈传递给子辈的表现、方式和影响，深化人们对代际间幽灵创伤的理解和探索《无声告白》中莉迪亚自杀原因，使人们更加深入了解身份认同危机、人生成就、种族、性别、家庭对人的影响，从而可以更进一步的挖掘小说的深层主题意蕴和文学价值。

关键词：代际间幽灵创伤理论  《无声告白》  莉迪亚之死  任务传递

Contents

Abstract i

摘  要 ii

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  Research Background 1

1.2  Objectives and Significance of Research 1

1.3  A Brief Introduction to Transgenerational Phantom Trauma Theory 2

1.4  A Brief Introduction to Everything I Never Told You 2

Chapter Two  Literature Review 4

2.1  Previous Studies on Everything I Never Told You Abroad 4

2.2  Previous Studies on Everything I Never Told You at Home 5

2.3  Previous Studies on Transgenerational Phantom Trauma Theory Abroad 5

2.4  Previous Studies on Transgenerational Phantom Trauma Theory at Home 6

2.5  Summary 7

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 8

3.1  Introduction 8

3.2  The Changing of Trauma Theory 8

3.3  Definition of Transgenerational Phantom Trauma Theory 9

3.4  The Basic Characteristics of Transgenerational Phantom Trauma Theory 9

3.5  Mode of Transgenerational Phantom Trauma Transmission 11

Chapter Four  Transgenerational Phantom Trauma Analysis in Everything 

I Never Told You 13

4.1  Introduction 13

4.2  The Representation of Transgenerational Phantom Trauma in Everything 

I Never Told You 13

4.3  Transformational Trauma Transmission in Maternal Line 14

4.3.1 The Manifestation of Trauma Transmission 14

4.3.2 Mode of Trauma Transmission 16

4.3.3 Impact of Trauma Transmission 17

4.4  Transformational Trauma Transmission in Paternal Line 18

4.4.1 The Manifestation of Trauma Transmission 18

4.4.2 Mode of Trauma Transmission 19

4.4.3 Impact of Trauma Transmission 20

4.5  Summary 20

Chapter Five  Conclusion 21

5.1  Major Findings 21

5.2  Limitations 22

Bibliography 23

Acknowledgements 24