声明
Acknowledgments
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Tennessee Williams and Summer and Smoke
1.2 Literature Review
1.3 Introduction to Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theories
1.4 Thesis Statement and Structure
Chapter 2 Symptoms of the Characters’ Anxieties
2.1 John’s Reality Anxiety
2.1.1 John’s Castration Anxiety
2.1.2 John’s Anxiety about Being a Doctor
2.2 Alma’s Moral Anxiety
2.2.1 Mother-like Alma
2.2.2 Affected Alma
2.2.3 Sickly Alma
2.3 Mrs.Winemiller’s Neurotic Anxiety
2.3.1 Childish Behaviors
2.3.2 Hysterical Acts
Chapter 3 Causes of Characters’ Anxieties
3.1.1 John’s Oedipus Complex
3.1.2 Threats of Being a Doctor
3.2 Causes of Alma’s Moral Anxiety
3.2.1 Puritanical Restraints
3.2.2 Patriarchal Oppression
3.3 Causes of Mrs.Winemiller’s Neurotic Anxiety
Chapter 4 Characters’ Strategies Against Anxiety
4.1.1 Displacement on Marriage Partner
4.1.2 John’s Introjection of His Father
4.2 Alma’s Defense Mechanisms
4.2.1 Alma’s Repression for Desire
4.2.1 Alma’s Provocation towards Authority
4.3 Mrs.Winemiller’s Regression
Chapter 5 Conclusion
Bibliography
Papers Published During the Study for M.A.Degree