《追风筝的人》中主人公的成长与重生_英语论文  

Growth and Rebirth in The Kite Runner 

摘  要

《追风筝的人》是阿富汗裔美籍作家卡勒德•胡塞尼的第一部小说，出版于2003年。自出版以来，受到广泛关注，几乎囊括了英语世界的所有文学新人奖。《追风筝的人》是一部典型的成长小说，讲述阿富汗男孩阿米尔自我救赎的故事。本文以主人公的救赎旅程和成长经历为研究重点，从成长小说角度，对小说中主人公的精神向导和灵魂伴侣进行分析，探究小说主人公成长与救赎的根本原因。由此本文得出结论，犯错是人类生活中存在的普遍现象，但获得心灵平静的最终方法只有勇敢的救赎。

关键字：追风筝的人；成长；重生  

Abstract

The Kite Runner is the first novel written by Hosseini, an Afghan-American writer. Released in 2003, it has received significant attention and awards. The Kite Runner is a typical American Bildungsroman which tells us a story about the redemption of an Afghan boy, Amir. This thesis focuses on the protagonist’s redemption journey and growth. Based on the theory of Bildungsroman, this thesis explores the underlying causes of the change of Amir from the perspective of his spiritual guides and soul mates and reaches the conclusion that making mistakes is a universal phenomenon in human life, and redemption is the only way to get rebirth. 

Key words: The Kite Runner; growth; rebirth

Contents

Introduction 1

1. The Research Background 2

1.1 The Kite Runner as a Bildungsroman 2

1.2 An Introduction to the Background 3

1.3 The Kite Runner related to Hosseini’s Growth 5

2. The Spiritual Guides and Soul Mates in Amir’s Growth 5

2.1 Positive Spiritual Guides 6

2.1.1 Amir’ Baba: Respectable, Good-hearted but Contradictory 6

2.1.2 Rahim Khan: a “Father”, Friend and Mentor 7

2.2 Negative Spiritual Guide: Assef: a Foe, Devil but a Helper 8

2.3 Soul Mates 9

2.3.1 Hassan：a Companion, Role model but a Servant 9

2.3.2 Soraya: a Companion, Supporter and Friend 10

3. Rebirth by the Journey of Redemption 11

3.1 Rising from Selfishness and Jealousy 11

3.2 Rebirth of Amir: Redemption 11

Conclusion 12

References 14