作家的局限與良知:《黑暗之心》中人性的新歷史主義分析
[Abstract]:So far, scholars have studied Heart of Darkness from a variety of perspectives: moral criticism, political research, archetypal criticism, feminist criticism, narrative analysis, cultural and post-colonial studies. But it is rare to analyze the Heart of Darkness from the perspective of New historicism. Through the exploration of Kuz's depravity in Heart of Darkness, this paper, by using the method of New historicism, explains Conrad's dual character in writing the novel, which has its defects as well as its conscience as a writer. In order to explain this view systematically, this paper first refutes the original ritual temptation theory and Conrad's belief loss theory proposed by: Marianna Torgovnich et al. This paper argues that Kuz's depravity originates from his religious confusion, which is deeply rooted in the ideology of the empire aimed at invasion and expansion. From the perspective of New historicism, Conrad knows this fact for a long time. In his novel, he subverts the British government's policy to deal with the domestic crisis, and deals a heavy blow to the theory of racial superiority and the theory of civilized mission. However, because of some practical factors, Conrad blames his own lack of faith in dealing with the fall of Kuz, and avoids the fact that the faith confusion caused by the ideology of the Empire. Conrad remained silent on the bad effects of imperialism on humanity, failing to say the root cause of Kuz's fall. His anti-imperialist infirmity is mainly reflected in his vague description of human nature and unspoken human nature. This fully illustrates Conrad's tolerance and consolidation of imperialist ideology and his limitations in his novels. Fortunately, Conrad is still a writer with a sense of conscience and a sense of social responsibility. After being completely disappointed with the imperialist ideology, he puts forward in his novels rational restraint and constant introspection to prevent the depravity of human beings. This method is of practical significance. The main contribution of this paper lies in the deep analysis of the "why Kuz degenerates", which is rarely mentioned in the Heart of Darkness, by using the method of new historicism, and it is pointed out that the root of Kuz's depravity lies in the ideology of imperialist aggression and expansion. It overturns the original theory of primordial ritual temptation and the theory of lack of one's own belief. At the same time, it expounds the duality of Conrad's creation of the novel, which has both defects and conscience, and thinks that Conrad, as a writer with conscience, puts forward the method of rational restraint and constant introspection to confront the depravity of mankind. It will promote the moral improvement of the British society, and it still means a lot to this day.
【學(xué)位授予單位】:浙江財(cái)經(jīng)學(xué)院
【學(xué)位級(jí)別】:碩士
【學(xué)位授予年份】:2012
【分類號(hào)】:I561.074
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