《所有我们看不见的光》中光的意象分析_英语论文

The Imagery Analysis of “Light” in All the Light We Cannot See

摘要

小说《所有我们看不见的光》是美国作家安东尼‧多尔的一部作品，讲述了了二战期间德国孤儿维尔纳和法国盲女玛丽洛尔的成长经历。该作品一出版就因其简单却又惊艳的写作手法以及故事情节受到了广大读者的欢迎，获得了许多奖项，其中包括2015年所获得的普利策奖。在全文中，光的意象这一媒介的隐喻表达，成功地帮助多尔表达了其思想主旨。本文将运用卡尔‧荣格和诺斯洛普‧弗莱的原型理论，来分析光作为一种原型在小说中的意义。通过这种分析， 读者可以更好地理解小说中角色的行为和心理状态。同时，进一步具体揭示小说的主题， 即在战争中的人类共同情感，对残酷战争的批判以及对人性中的美好的歌颂。

关键词：《所有我们看不见的光》； 原型理论；光；人性

Abstract 

All the Light We Cannot See is a novel written by American author Anthony Doerr, which narrates the experience of two main characters—the German orphan boy Werner and French blind girl Marie-Laure during the wartime. It has been welcomed by readers and won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015 and other prizes for its simple but stunning words and story plots. Doerr succeeded in expressing his intentions metaphorically through the image of light from both the title and the content. This research will apply Archetype Theory which was mainly developed by Carl Jung and Northrop Frye to analyse the archetypal light in this novel. Through the analysis of archetypal light, the psychology and behaviour of characters could be understood better. In this way, the cruelty of the war, the great humanity and the emotion shared by human beings in this book could be displayed specifically.

Key words: All the Light We Cannot See; Archetype Theory; Light; Humanity

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Research Background 1

1.2 Research Significance 1

1.3 Research Questions 2

2. Literature Review 3

2.1 Previous researches of All the Light We Cannot See 3

2.1.1 Previous researches of All the Light We Cannot See abroad 3

2.1.2 Previous researches of All the Light We Cannot See at home 4

2.2 Previous studies on the Archetype Theory 5

2.2.1 Previous studies on the Archetype Theory abroad 6

2.2.2 Previous studies on the Archetype Theory at home 7

2.3 Previous studies on the imagery of “light” as an archetype 8

2.3.1 Previous studies on the imagery of “light” as an archetype abroad 8

2.3.2 Previous studies on the imagery of “light” as an archetype at home 9

3. The Archetype of “Light” 10

3.1 The General Meaning of Archetypal “Light” in Mythologies 10

3.2 The Extended Meaning of Light 11

4. The Analysis of Light from Archetypal Perspective in All the Light We Cannot See 13

4.1 The Positive Power of Archetypal Light 13

4.2 The Negative Power of Archetypal Light 17

4.3 The Power of Light for Blind People 18

5. Conclusion 20

References 21