The Yellow Wallpaper was a representative work of feminist literature by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.In the novel,the heroine under great repression gradually awakes to seek self identification and revolt against the pat...The Yellow Wallpaper was a representative work of feminist literature by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.In the novel,the heroine under great repression gradually awakes to seek self identification and revolt against the patriarchy.Many researchers have conducted studies from perspectives of feminism,image,theme and structure of the novel.This paper aims to employ Lacan’s"mirror stage"theory and"three orders"theory to analyze the story.Through observing the image of the"confined woman"in the"mirror"(the yellow wallpaper),her awareness of"selfhood"is gradually awakened:she lives in the Symbolic Order where the patriarchy has imposed many restrictions on her.Unable to live in such a world,while the Real is also incomprehensible,what she could do is to totally immerse herself in the Imaginary Order.That’s why she is creeping like a child.展开更多
Being one of the greatest 20thcentury writers,William Faulkner created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today.The broad themes which are covered in Faulkner’s novels cannot be ne...Being one of the greatest 20thcentury writers,William Faulkner created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today.The broad themes which are covered in Faulkner’s novels cannot be neglected,including the racial and religious belief in American society,the fading of the traditional Southern value and the corrosive influence of the rapid industrialization over the human being.Among these important themes,Faulkner also paid enough attention to the theme about how the individual can achieve his or her own identity.In the light of Lacan’s theory of Three Orders,this paper tries to evaluate Faulkner’s discussion over the formation of individual’s identity with Gail Hightower as the example.展开更多
文摘The Yellow Wallpaper was a representative work of feminist literature by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.In the novel,the heroine under great repression gradually awakes to seek self identification and revolt against the patriarchy.Many researchers have conducted studies from perspectives of feminism,image,theme and structure of the novel.This paper aims to employ Lacan’s"mirror stage"theory and"three orders"theory to analyze the story.Through observing the image of the"confined woman"in the"mirror"(the yellow wallpaper),her awareness of"selfhood"is gradually awakened:she lives in the Symbolic Order where the patriarchy has imposed many restrictions on her.Unable to live in such a world,while the Real is also incomprehensible,what she could do is to totally immerse herself in the Imaginary Order.That’s why she is creeping like a child.
文摘Being one of the greatest 20thcentury writers,William Faulkner created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today.The broad themes which are covered in Faulkner’s novels cannot be neglected,including the racial and religious belief in American society,the fading of the traditional Southern value and the corrosive influence of the rapid industrialization over the human being.Among these important themes,Faulkner also paid enough attention to the theme about how the individual can achieve his or her own identity.In the light of Lacan’s theory of Three Orders,this paper tries to evaluate Faulkner’s discussion over the formation of individual’s identity with Gail Hightower as the example.
