危機與逃遁——就說是睡著了的符號學解析

1、 分類_____________ 密級_____________ 學歷碩士學位論文 學歷碩士學位論文 危 機 與 逃 遁 —《就說是睡著了》的符號學解析 李 小 軍 導師姓名職稱：____ 張生庭 副教授_ __ 專業(yè)名稱：英語語言文學 研究方向： 美國文學 論文答辯日期:2011年5月30日學位授予時間:2011年6月 答辯委員會主席：余莉 教授 評 閱 人：毛 剛 副

2、教授 趙秀蘭 副教授 二零一一年 月 五Contents 獨創(chuàng)性聲明 獨創(chuàng)性聲明 ..................................................................................................................................................... i Abstract .................

3、........................................................................................................................................ ii 摘 要 ............................................................................

4、................................................................................. iv Lists of Tables and Figures ..........................................................................................................

5、................. v Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction to Henry Roth .............

6、...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Introduction to Call It Sleep ................................................................................

7、.................................. 2 1.3 Purpose and Significance of the Study .................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Organization of the Study .........

8、............................................................................................................ 3 Chapter 2 Literature Review .................................................................................

9、...................................... 4 2.1 Genre Disputes ...................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Psychoanalysis ...

10、................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Identity and Myths ...............................................................

11、................................................................. 5 Chapter 3 Semiological Criticism ................................................................................................................ 8 3.1

12、 Introduction to Semiological Criticism ................................................................................................. 8 3.2 Roland Barthes’s Literary Criticism .......................................

13、.............................................................. 9 Chapter 4 A Semiological Interpretation of Call It Sleep......................................................................... 12 4.1 Structural Codes—

14、“Sleep” to End the Narration ............................................................................... 12 4.1.1 Organization of the text and the significance ......................................................

15、......................... 12 4.1.2 HER-position and unfolding of enigmas ...................................................................................... 13 4.1.3 ACT-the narrative chronology ....................

16、.................................................................................. 15 4.1.4 Motifs threading the text ......................................................................................................

17、........ 17 4.1.5 Brief summary ............................................................................................................................. 19 4.2 Contextual Codes— “Sleep” to Escape the Crises ........

18、..................................................................... 19 4.2.1 Environment full of dangers ........................................................................................................ 20 4.2.2

19、 The patriarchal society being challenged ..................................................................................... 21 4.2.3 Alienation and confusion that industrial era brings about ........................

20、.................................... 22 4.2.4 Displaced religion ........................................................................................................................ 24 4.2.5 Crisis and identity .....

21、................................................................................................................... 26 4.2.6 Brief summary .................................................................................

22、............................................ 30 4.3 Psychological Codes—“Sleep” to Quest and Escape ......................................................................... 30 4.3.1 Perception vs. subconscious ........

23、................................................................................................. 30 4.3.2 Sex drive—leading to trauma and guilty ..........................................................................

24、........... 33 4.3.3 Pursuit of religion—a false promise ............................................................................................ 35 4.3.4 Pursuit of identity—ending in self-erasure ..................

25、................................................................ 38 4.3.5 Death drive—to escape guilt and fear .......................................................................................... 39 4.3.6 Brief su