《宠儿》中畸形的母爱_英语论文

Distorted Maternal Love in Beloved

摘要

托尼·莫里森是第一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的黑人女作家，《宠儿》是她的第五部小说，为她赢得了许多荣誉。该小说是莫里森根据真实的历史事件创作而成——黑奴玛格丽特被奴隶主追捕,为了不让自己的孩子被奴隶主抓回去,过着没有自由,丧失人权的生活,玛格丽特亲手杀死了自己的女儿。

本论文探讨了《宠儿》中畸形母爱的原因及其影响。论文的第一部分简单的介绍作者托尼·莫里森及其小说《宠儿》；第二部分分析故事的背景，包括政治和人文背景，同时简述《宠儿》中畸形的母女关系；第三部分深入探讨导致畸形母爱的原因及其影响。具体原因有：奴隶制的影响；畸形母性的影响；自我身份的丧失和黑人社区的角色。其中最重要的是第一点，从奴隶制对黑人生理，心理和家庭三个方面的影响具体分析。结论部分从两方面论述奴隶制对黑人的影响：一方面是奴隶制的消极影响；另一方面是它在某特定意义上给黑人带来的力量。

关键词：宠儿；母爱；原因；影响；奴隶制

Abstract

Toni Morrison, the first black woman writer who wins the Nobel Prize in Literature. Beloved, basing on a true historical story is Morrison’s fifth novel which wins her much honor. An African-American female slave named Margaret Garner killed her daughter herself on her running way in order to protect her child from living a life without human rights and being enslaved.

This thesis discusses the causes and the impacts of the distorted maternal love in Beloved. The first part of the paper is a brief introduction on Toni Morrison and her work Beloved. In the second part, an analysis is made on the story, showing the backgrounds of the story and demonstrating the mother-daughter relationship which entails the distorted maternal love. The third part deeply discusses the causes and the impacts of the distorted maternal love. The specific reasons are as follows: the slavery system; the influence of abnormal motherhood; the denial of self-identity; the role of black community. The importance is attached on the first one, analyzing the influences from physical, mental and family three aspects. Conclusion summarizes the impacts of the slavery system, including the evil consequences and the strength that black people gain.

Key words: beloved; maternal love; causes; impacts; slavery