生命失落和复得--原型视域下解读《苏菲选择》 (1)

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1、LOSSANDREGAINOFLIFE:ANARCHETYPALSTUDYOFSOPHIE’SCHOICEAThesisSubmittedtotheSchoolofForeignLanguagesShenyangNormalUniversityInPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsfortheDegreeofMastersofArtsByZhouGuangpingUndertheSupervisionofProfessorFanGexinMay2013ABSTRACTWilliamStyronisregardedasoneofthegr

2、eateststylistsandnovelists.Therearealwayscomplexstructuresandstrongpowerinhisworkswhichareapparentlyinfluencedbythefamoussouthernwriter,WilliamFaulkner.Asasouthernwriter,hisworksareprovidedwiththecharacteristicsofthesouth,butnotrestrictedtothesoutherntopicsandthemesandheisfamousfordiversi

3、ficationofstyles.Heisparticularlygoodatunfoldingthetimefeaturesdramaticallythroughdifferenttypesofcharacters.Sophie‟sChoiceisoneofthemostfamousworksofWilliamStyron.Oncepublished,thenovelbroughtWilliamStyrontheAmericanBookAwardforfictionin1980.Inthisnovel,thewriterreconstructedthehistoryof

4、NaziHolocaustthroughnarratingSophie‟slifeinAuschwitzandlaterinAmerica.ThenovelalsoreflectssomeexperiencesofStingo,thenarratorofthestory,whowasinstructedandthusgrewup.Thisnovelmakesusunderstandthecomplexityanddignityofhumanityandmakesusfeelthemiseryandsadnessoflife.Criticshavedifferentidea

5、stothisnovel.Thestruggleofhumanityandcouragewasconsistentlytalkedinthewholenovel.Andtheheroinewhoisencircledinthefeelingoflossisalwaysintheprocessofpursuingthemeaningoflife.ThisthesisconcentratesonbiblicalandmythicalarchetypalstudyofthisnovelonbasisofJung‟sinterpretationofarchetypaltheory

6、andFrye‟spracticalarchetypalanalysis.iThisthesisbeginswithabriefintroductiontotheauthor,WilliamStyron,includinghislifeexperience,hisworks,anintroductiontothenovelSophie‟sChoiceandthesummarizedliteraryreviews.Therelatedintroductionofthetheoryofarchetypalcriticismisalsoinvolvedhere.Theorigi

7、nofarchetypalcriticismismentionedinthischapter.InTheGoldenBough,Frazerputforwardtheterm“sympatheticmagic”ofwhichthetwobasicformsare“LawofSimilarity”and“LawofContact.”ChapterTwoandChapterThreemainlyfocusontheexplorationofthearchetypalcharacters(Sophie,NathanandStingo