《苏菲的选择》主题研究
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威廉·斯泰伦（1925-2006）被公认为是二战后期美国最富成就和创新的小说家。《苏菲的选择》是他创作的一部现实主义小说。在当时以奥斯维辛大屠杀为背景的作品对一个作家来说是一个极为冒险的尝试。斯泰伦没有随从西方传统文学去从头到尾纪实这一历史事件,而是将焦点对准了被生活淹没的普通人苏菲,一个非犹太天主教徒,并着重讲述了战争对苏菲后来生活的巨大影响。 小说大部分由斯汀戈以第一人称的身份来讲述,里边包括苏菲对自己童年、战争时期的华沙以及在奥斯维辛当囚犯的回忆。通过对苏菲在集中营和战后来到纽约生活的描写,斯泰伦展示了一个令人悲伤又给人启迪的故事,让读者不禁对人类的罪恶本质进行思考。通过小说中的两个重要历史背景:二战和美国南方蓄奴制,本篇论文分别从宏观和个人角度对人类的罪恶本质进行了剖析。宗教理论同样被用来探讨在一个人经历了诸如战争、蓄奴制等可怕的事情之后,宗教信仰在个人心中是否还能站立得住。论文的另一个创新点在于采用心理学理论—现象意识和取用意识对苏菲战后的自卑和自责心理进行解析,从而挖掘她放弃信仰最终选择自杀的原因。 本篇论文分为五个章节。在第一章里介绍了作者、情节、写作...
【文章页数】：59 页
【学位级别】：硕士
【文章目录】：
摘要
Abstract
1 Introduction
1.1 The Authorship
1.1.1 Early novels
1.1.2 Later works
1.2 The Introduction of the Novel Sophie's Choice
1.2.1 Plot summary
1.2.2 Style
1.2.3 Major themes
1.3 Literature Review and Innovation of This Thesis
2 The Nature of Human Sin
2.1 World War Ⅱ
2.1.1 Madagascar Plan
2.1.2 Concentration Camps
2.1.3 Gas Chambers
2.2 Slavery in the South
2.2.1 Beginnings
2.2.2 Spread of Slavery
2.2.3 Slavery in the US
2.2.4 Slave Treatment
2.2.5 Slave Life
2.3 Psychological Process of Human Sin
2.3.1 Evil in Humanity
2.3.2 Split Personality
2.3.3 The Devil's Advocates in Split Personality
3 The Shadow Left on Sophie after World War Ⅱ
3.1 Phenomenal and Access Consciousness
3.1.1 Self-accusation and Self-abasement
3.1.2 Sophie's Self-accusation and Self-abasement
3.2 The Loss of Sophie's Religious Faith
3.2.1 A Good God in an Evil World?
3.2.2 Evil is Something
3.2.3 Evil is not Some Thing
3.2.4 Evil and Freedom
3.2.5 The Smoking Gun
3.2.6 The Patience of God
3.2.7 The Reason for Sophie's Faith Loss
3.3 The Reason for Sophie's Final Choice of Death
4 Personal Sense of Sin
4.1 Sexual Politics and Confessional Testimony
4.2 Sophie's Sense of Sin
4.3 Stingo's Sense of Sin
5 Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
The Published Paper
Acknowledgements
本文编号：3729665
【文章页数】：59 页
【学位级别】：硕士
【文章目录】：
摘要
Abstract
1 Introduction
1.1 The Authorship
1.1.1 Early novels
1.1.2 Later works
1.2 The Introduction of the Novel Sophie's Choice
1.2.1 Plot summary
1.2.2 Style
1.2.3 Major themes
1.3 Literature Review and Innovation of This Thesis
2 The Nature of Human Sin
2.1 World War Ⅱ
2.1.1 Madagascar Plan
2.1.2 Concentration Camps
2.1.3 Gas Chambers
2.2 Slavery in the South
2.2.1 Beginnings
2.2.2 Spread of Slavery
2.2.3 Slavery in the US
2.2.4 Slave Treatment
2.2.5 Slave Life
2.3 Psychological Process of Human Sin
2.3.1 Evil in Humanity
2.3.2 Split Personality
2.3.3 The Devil's Advocates in Split Personality
3 The Shadow Left on Sophie after World War Ⅱ
3.1 Phenomenal and Access Consciousness
3.1.1 Self-accusation and Self-abasement
3.1.2 Sophie's Self-accusation and Self-abasement
3.2 The Loss of Sophie's Religious Faith
3.2.1 A Good God in an Evil World?
3.2.2 Evil is Something
3.2.3 Evil is not Some Thing
3.2.4 Evil and Freedom
3.2.5 The Smoking Gun
3.2.6 The Patience of God
3.2.7 The Reason for Sophie's Faith Loss
3.3 The Reason for Sophie's Final Choice of Death
4 Personal Sense of Sin
4.1 Sexual Politics and Confessional Testimony
4.2 Sophie's Sense of Sin
4.3 Stingo's Sense of Sin
5 Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
The Published Paper
Acknowledgements
本文编号：3729665
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