《飞跃疯人院》中的象征意义分析_英语论文

The Analysis of the Symbolism in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

摘要

《飞跃疯人院》是美国作家肯·凯西在1962年发表的作品。这部小说通过对护士长拉契特、麦克墨菲、齐弗以及其他病人的生动描述反映了美国人民强烈的不满以及对自由的渴望。通过使用象征的写作手法，肯·凯西对生活在社会不同阶层人民的生活状况进行了比较，并且对“正常”与“不正常”的真正界线提出了置疑。这部小说被认为是反映二十世纪六十年代美国社会中病态与压抑现象的最权威的一部作品。本文通过对护士长拉契特、麦克墨菲、齐弗和疯人院象征意义的分析，揭示了小说与时代背景之间紧密的联系。

关键词:《飞跃疯人院》 象征 自由

Abstract

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is American writer Ken Kesey’s masterpiece published in 1962. It reflects American people’s strong discontent and also desire for freedom through vivid characterization such as Nurse Ratched, McMurphy, Chief and other patients. By using writing technique of symbolization, Ken Kesey compares living conditions of different classes of people, and he questions the real boundary between "normal" and "abnormal". This novel is thought to be authoritative in reflecting the morbidity and repression of American social situation in the 1960s. Through analyzing the symbolic implication of Nurse Ratched, McMurphy, Chief and Cuckoo's Nest, this paper reveals the close relationship between original novel and its history background.

Key words: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest    symbolism     freedom