通往自我发现之路 ——斯蒂芬·迪达勒斯及《一个青年艺术家的画像》

论文摘要

在《一个青年艺术家的画像》中,斯蒂芬·迪达勒斯拥有成为一名艺术家所应具备的各类潜质,如敏感、自命不凡及孤芳自赏等;除此之外,他身处的环境——宗教、家庭和国家——对于他性格的形成也起到了关键性的作用。对于斯蒂芬来说,它们好比三张无形的网压抑着他的个性并因而成为他选择自我流亡的主要动因。从该角度出发,这篇论文主要分析了宗教、家庭和国家这三张网是如何使斯蒂芬由失望转而最终逃离去追求艺术之路的过程。除此之外,鉴于在小说结尾斯蒂芬决定离开都柏林时,他仍是一个心智尚未完全成熟的青年,未来还有许多不确定的因素在等待着他,论文还探讨了斯蒂芬走上这一条道路背后所蕴含的意义并指出他的命运依然会经历变化,而他的这一决定尚需经历时间的验证。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• 摘要
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 A General Review of the Novel
• 1.1 A Life with Swerving Ups and Downs
• 1.2 Freedom in the Eyes of Stephen Dedalus
• 1.3 An Alienated Figure of Contradictions
• 1.4 Stephen Dedalus, a Connotative Name Full of Symbolism
• Chapter 2 Application of Epiphany & the Stream of Consciousness-
• 2.1 Epiphany, a Sudden Revelation of Stephen’s Pursuit in Life
• 2.1.1 Secular Prostitute versus Divine Mary
• 2.1.2 Loathing Hell versus Unavoidable Punishment
• 2.1.3 Wading Girl versus Artistic Destiny
• 2.2 Stream of Consciousness, a Portrayal of Stephen’s Disconnected Psyche
• 2.2.1 Lack of Order, a General State of Interior Movements
• 2.2.2 Logical Depiction of Stephen’s Fragmented Mind
• 2.2.3 Flashback of the Play Scene, an Example of the Stream of Consciousness
• Chapter 3 Catholic Religion, a Net that Gradually Loses its Authority
• 3.1 Unquestioning Obedience in Stephen’s Early Childhood
• 3.2 Growing Doubts after the Undeserved Punishment
• 3.3 Undeniable Sense of Guilt and Fear of Retribution
• 3.4 Repentance and Return, an Involuntary Surrender to Religious Authority
• 3.5 An Increasingly Obvious Distance between Stephen and the Jesuit Order
• 3.6 Wading Girl —— A Determinant in Breaking up the Religious Tie
• Chapter 4 Family, a Net that can Hardly be a Harbor of Refuge
• 4.1 Deteriorating Finances versus Increasing Self-consciousness
• 4.2 Growing Strangeness and Declining Intimacy between Father and Son
• 4.2.1 The Hypocritical Side of Simon Dedalus
• 4.2.2 The Coward Side of Simon Dedalus
• 4.3 An Equally Distant Relationship between Mother and Son
• 4.3.1 Mary Dedalus, a Dutiful Mother yet More a Devoted Catholic
• 4.3.2 Mary’s Incapability in Influencing Stephen’s Spiritual World
• Chapter 5 Nation, a Net that Disillusions the Young Artist
• 5.1 Conflict Arising from Two Political Views
• 5.2 Ireland, a Country at the Mercy of Outsiders
• 5.3 Shaping of Stephen’s Independent Political Opinion
• Chapter 6 Implications by Selecting a Lonely Road
• 6.1 Prices Inevitably Paid for the Pursuit of Freedom
• 6.2 Escapism, a Temporary Resort with an Uncertain Prospect
• Conclusion
• Bibliography