摘要

在《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》中，玛格丽特在种族歧视与性别歧视的双重压迫下，从一个弱小、不自信的女孩成长为一个能够冲破樊笼，维护黑人女性尊严的成熟的女性。该作品一经问世便吸引了广大学者的注意。他们研究的角度也不尽相同，有的聚焦于种族问题，有的聚焦于黑人女性的研究。本文力图结合创伤理论来分析玛格丽特所遭受的各种创伤来源及分析创伤对玛格丽特带来的影响， 如失去自我主体性、自我封闭等，揭示主人公如何挣脱种族与性别等的樊笼，一步步走出创伤的阴霾，最终获得自我救赎与成长的主题。本文旨在分析黑人女性如何突破种种障碍，实现独立，以期给予当代遭受压迫的女性以一定的启迪。

关键词：《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》；创伤理论；创伤的原因；创伤的应对；成长

Contents

摘要 i

Abstract ii

Chapter One Introduction 1

Chapter Two I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Trauma Theory 3

2.1 Maya Angelou and her literature achievements 3

2.2 The main plot of the novel 4

2.3 Trauma theory 5

Chapter Three Traumatic Events and Their Effects in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 6

3.1 Double oppression 6

3.1.1 Racial oppression 6

3.1.2 Gender discrimination 7

3.2 Desire for maternal love 8

3.2.1 Absence of maternal love in childhood 8

3.2.2 Estrangement from mother 9

Chapter Four The Response to Trauma and Growth 11

4.1 The growth and recovery from trauma due to racial oppression 11

4.1.1 Defending the right of self-naming 11

4.1.2 Gaining black national pride 12

4.1.3 Defending     the     right     of     working     like     white  people 13

4.2 The growth and recovery from trauma due to gender discrimination 14

4.2.1 Stepping out of silence 15

4.2.2 Reconstruction of her female identity 15

4.3 The growth and recovery from trauma due to the long-lost maternal love 16

4.3.1 Replacement of maternal love 16

4.3.2 Return of maternal love 17

Chapter Five Conclusion 19

REFERENCES 20

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 21