约翰·厄普代克《兔子四部曲》中“兔子”的困境

摘要

约翰·厄普代克（1932-2009）是美国著名小说家，诗人、散文作家、剧作家和文学评论家，因其对二十世纪后半叶美国中产阶级心理状态的细腻精致地刻画而蜚声文坛。在厄普代克卷帙浩繁的作品中，《兔子四部曲》的艺术成就最为突出。在对这部作品的研究中，很少有评论论及主人公的个人困境。本文旨在通过以下三方面来探寻主人公“兔子”的个人生存困境，即寻求真正自我与社会需求之间的对立选择、宗教信仰同宗教情结的碰撞以及家庭成员之间的冲突。通过对“兔子”内心世界的解读，读者能够深入地了解主人公及其所代表的美国中产阶级的精神风貌和生存状况。同时，本文也为读者提供了管窥当代美国社会的全新视角，从而使读者能够了解美国的社会、历史和文化。

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Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 An Introduction to the Author

1.2 An Introduction to Rabbit Tetralogy

1.3 Literature Review

1.4 The Significance of the Thesis

Chapter 2 The Conflict between the Authentic Self and Social Demands

2.1 Social Norms of America in the 1950s

2.2 Rabbit's Pursuit for the Authentic Self

2.2.1 The Net-like Society

2.2.2 Rabbit's Escape

2.3.Rabbit's Escape through Sports and Sex

2.3.1 Rabbit's Escape through Sports

2.3.2 Rabbit's Escape through Sex

Chapter 3 The Conflict between Religious Faith and Religiosity

3.1 Religion in America and the Causes of Religious Decline

3.2 The Ministers'Impact on Rabbit

3.2.1 Jack Eccles

3.2.2 Fritz Kruppenbach

3.2.3 Archie Campbell

3.3 The Diminishment of Rabbit's Religious Faith

3.3.1 Rabbit's Religiosity

3.3.2 Rabbit's Deviation

Chapter 4 The Conflict between Family Members

4.1 Rabbit and His Wife

4.1.1 The Cultural Ideal and Its Impact

4.1.2 Disharmonious Relationship between Rabbit and His Wife

4.2 Rabbit and His Son

4.2.1 The Hippie Movement and Its Impact

4.2.2 The Conflicting Relationship between Rabbit and His Son

Chapter 5 Conclusion

Works Cited

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