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论文2
兰州城市学院
毕业论文
题目:
OnDeathImagesinWillaCather’sMajorWorks
学院:
文学院
专业:
英语
毕业年限:
2014年9月
学生姓名:
陈红娥
学号:
2012LT0305003
指导教师:
陆丽萍
Contents
Abstracti
摘要ii
1.Introduction1
2.Deathimagesinworks2
2.1Deathimagesandthedeathconsciousnessinotherwriters’works2
2.1.1DeathimagesinJapanesewriterKawabataYasunariandHemingway’sworks2
2.1.2DeathimagesinEdwardMorganForest’sworks2
2.2DeathimagesinWillaCather’smajorworks3
2.2.1SomematerialsaboutDeathimages3
2.2.2AnalysisofaconcretedeathimageinWillaCather’sworks8
2.3ComparisonbetweenotherwritersandWillaCatheraboutdeathimages10
3.Conclusion11
References12
Abstract
Lifeanddeatharethemostsensitivetopicinhumanhistory,whichinfluencepeopleforalongtime.Atthesametime,theyencouragepeopletothinkdeeply.Payingattentiontothedeathistoshowbetterconcernsforlife.WillaCatherisregardedasadistinguishedAmericanwomanwriterinAmericanliteraryhistory.Herworksarelovedbymanyreadersnow.WillaCathershowsusastrongsenseoflifebydescribinglifeanddeath.However,atpresent,therearealotofpaperswhichareaboutWillaCather’sworksbymeansoffeminismorotherparts,insteadofresearchingherworksthroughdeathimagesinherworks.
Thoroughanalysisofthedeathimagethroughtheliteraryform,wecanhaveacomprehensiveunderstandingofCather’sworks,sothatwemayformanewassessmentaboutthem.What’smore,wemayknowmoreabouttheAmericannationalspiritafterresearchingWillaCather’sworks.
Atfirst,thispaperplanstoanalysisotherwriters’worksaboutdeathimages,suchasHemingway,andthenresearchesdeathimagesinCather’sworks.Finally,thispaperchoosesspecialpeopletounderstandherworksbetter.
Keywords:
WillaCather;Deathimages;Life
摘要
生死问题是人类最敏感又最永恒的话题,自古以来它就困扰着人们,也促使人们对它作深入的思考。
关注死亡,可以更好地理解人生。
威拉•凯瑟在美国文学史上占有一席不可忽视的地位,她的许多作品现在仍被广大读者所喜爱。
其作品中也不断写到生与死,从而向我们表现出她对人生的一种强烈的生命意识。
然而,目前有许多关于她的论文更多地是从女性主义或其他方面入手,通过死亡意象进行研究的则很少。
本文试图通过死亡意象为切入点,来对威拉•凯瑟的主要作品进行分析,从而更好地理解威拉•凯瑟的作品,更深地理解西方文化。
此外,通过研究她的作品,我们可以更多地了解美国的民族精神。
本文首先从其他作家,如海明威等笔下的死亡意象开始,然后分析威拉•凯瑟作品中的死亡意象,最后具体选人物来更好地理解其作品。
关键词:
威拉•凯瑟,死亡意象,生命
1.Introduction
Thosewhothinkaboutexistenceandpeoplethemselvescouldhelpthinkingaboutdeath.Asoneofthemarksofbiology,deathkeepsabreastwithuniversalhistorywithoutanexactorigin;while,asatopicofpsychoanalysisandphenomenology,itgoestogetherwithculturebutwithoutthescheduledtermination.Death,inthisway,constitutestheeternalthemeofartandphilosophy.Theexistenceofmaterialityandspirituality,suchaslife,beauty,loveorthevalueandsignificanceofhumanlife,arealwayswrappedupintheexpressionofdeathindifferentways.
Fromancienttime,themattersoflifeanddeatharethemostsensitiveandtheeverlastingtopicforhumanbeings;ittroublesbutpromotespeopletothinkdeeply.Inthepresenceofdeath,whatweshouldthinkaboutisnottheemptinessbuttheimportanceoflife,deathisregardedastheextendingofanotherlife.Lifeanddeathhaveconstantlybeenthemainsubjectsinliterature.ThefamousSovietwriterPasternakwhowasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliteratureoncesaid:
“arthasonlytwotasks:
oneistopersevereinthequestionofdeath;theotheroneistoexplorethequestionoflifebyanalyzingdeath”.
WillaCather,whoisanoutstandingAmericanwomanwriterattheturnofthe19thandthe20thcentury,hasagreatreputationinAmericanliteraryhistory.WillaCatherwasborninthesouthernstateofVirginiaintheMiddleWestin1873.ShemovedtoNebraskaprairieswithherfamilywhenshewasnineyearsold.TwoyearslatertheCather’smovedtothetownofRedCloudinWebsterCountry,Nebraska.In1884RedCloudwasanewtowninacorn-growingregion,andapproximately10to15percentofitsimmigrantpopulationwasfromforeigncountries.CatherwasespeciallyattractedtoScandinavian,French,German,andBohemianimmigrantwomenandtheirculturalarts.Shepreservedherchildhoodmemoriesofpeopleandplaces,pioneersontheNebraskaprairies,tocreateliteraryimagesinherworklater.ShesawthatthemixtureofallthesenewAmericansproducedanewsociety.Itwasthismaterialsheusedtocreateherworks.Cather’sheroesarepioneers,settlersofunknownorunclaimedland.Theyarealsopioneersofthehumanspirit.WillaCatheralwaysuseddeathimagesinherworksandwaslostinthethoughtoflifeanddeath.
WillaCatherisregardedasadistinguishedAmericanwomanwriterinAmericanliteraryhistory.WillaCathershowsusastrongsenseoflifebydescribinglifeanddeath.However,atpresent,therearealotofpaperswhichareaboutWillaCather’sworksbymeansoffeminismorotherparts,insteadofresearchingherworksthroughdeathimagesinherworks.
Oneadvantageisthatfromthethoroughanalysisofthedeathimagethroughtheliteraryform,wecanhaveacomprehensiveunderstandingofCather’sworks,sothatwemayformanewassessmentaboutthem.Besides,onamoreextensivescale,wemaywitnesswhatwasgoingoninAmericansocietyingeneralandwhatwashappeningtoAmericanwomeninparticularinCather’slifetime.
Lifeanddeatharetwosidesofhumanexistence.Payingattentiontothedeathistoshowbetterconcernsforlife.Withfocusonthedeathimage,ItrytoanalyzeWillaCather’ssenseoflifeanddeath.Atthesametime,byanalyzingthedeathimageinherworkswecanunderstandWillaCather’sworksbetterandknowwesternculturedeeply.What’smore,wemayknowmoreabouttheAmericannationalspiritafterresearchingWillaCather’sworks.
2.Deathimagesinworks
2.1Deathimagesandthedeathconsciousnessinotherwriters’works
2.1.1DeathimagesinJapanesewriterKawabataYasunariandHemingway’sworks
JapanesewriterKawabataYasunariintheeastandAmericanwriterHemingwayinthewestweregreatwritersinthe20thcenturyliteraryworldwhoobtainedtheNobelPrize.TheyarewatchingtheDeaththemeintheirworks,andtheyallshowsthedeathconsciousnessintheirsworks.Firstofall,bothofthemareabsorbedindisplayingtheDeaththeme,becausetheyhadasimilarexperienceoflife,theywereinfluencedbysocialera,environment,andtheirtowardsoflifewasnotapart.What’smore,theydisplayedthedeathconsciousnessintheirworkswhichhaveacharacteristicofdifferentculturaleastandwest:
bydescribingthedeathmoodandemotionreflecteduniqueculturalconnotationofnationality;thedeathconsciousnessembodiedbythecharacterintheworksthathaveaspiritofnationaltraditionalculture;thedeathconsciousnessoftheworksimplieddeeplysufferingconsciousness;deathconsciousnessoftheworkshadreflectedthespiritofreligiousculture.Moreover,deathconsciousnessoftheworkscaninitiatethephilosophyrationalthinking,suchas:
theunityandoppositeofcontradictionofthelifeanddeath;theunityandoppositeofcognitivewayofthesubjectandobjectivityofdeathetc.
2.1.2DeathimagesinEdwardMorganForest’sworks
EdwardMorganForestisfamousforhissignificantsubjectandmeansofartisticexpression;heisoneofthemostimportantwritersinthehistoryofEnglishliteraturebyusingdeathimages.InForster’sworks,reflectingdeathwasnolongerusedtoovercomedeath,anddeathitselfcouldnotbeusedtoawakepeople’sspontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings;ontheotherhand,“onlyconnect”,whichForsteralwaysadvocatestostandforlive,hasbeentakenoverbyevasionthatimpliesfordeath.
Todealwithallthesesortsofconflicts,Forstercameupwithatentativesolutionbasedonthebeliefintheconceptofonlyconnect.InForster’seyes,onlythroughwakeningpeople’sspontaneousfeelingsandstimulatingtheestablishmentofspontaneousconnectionsamonghumanbeingsorfromdifferentbackgroundscouldmakethoseproblemsbepossiblysolved.Hence,the“connect”notionpenetratesallForsternovelsandalsobecomesaheatedtopicamongcriticswhoaredevotedtostudyForsterandhisworks.
AllofForster’snovelsdoreflectthespiritualbarrennessofthemiddleandupperstrataofBritishsocietyinearly20thcentury;andallhischaracterswanttobreakthefettersofsocialandconventionalbindingstogetthefinalemancipation.Fosterhasveryfreshandelegantlanguageinhisworks,althoughit’sveryeasytohaveagoodcommandofeveryhero’spersonality,theirunpredictablefatesareusuallynarratednaturally.
2.2DeathimagesinWillaCather’smajorworks
2.2.1SomematerialsaboutDeathimages
InMyAntonia,thethreemensuchasAntonia’sfather,thetrampandCarter,allofthemcommittedsuicide.
Antonia’sfather,whoisanartisticandskillfulman,ownedlotsofpropertybeforemovingtothenewplace.Healwaystalkedaboutthemusic,theGodandthethingshappenedinpasttime.Aftermoving,althoughwholehisfamilyworkedhard,theystillcouldnotsetupasatisfiedfamilyandwasindifficultyinnewland.Seeinglittlehopeinlifeandhavingtogiveuphisinterestinhisdailylife,Antonia’sfathercouldnottoleratethelifeandhetookhisownlifeinaquitecoldwinter.Asamatterofcourse,Antoniahastoshouldertheresponsibilityoftakingcareofherfamily.Byarranginglikethat,theauthorcanbringtheleadingcharacterinthenovellikeAntoniainthefaceofthereader.AntoniaworkinghardmakesthereaderfeelthatAntoniaisreallygreaterthanothers.
ThedeathofMr.Shimerdaundoubtedlyplaysanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofthenovel.AsthefatherofAntonia,thefirstgenerationimmigrantsoftheShimerdafamilyinthecountry,hechoosescommittedsuicideinapl
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