声明
Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
Contents
1.Introduction
1.1 The author
1.2 Tragic love and marriages in his works
1.3 Literature review
1.4 Significance and layout of the thesis
2.The Trauma Theory
2.1 Definition of trauma
2.2 Symptoms of trauma and reasons
3.Literary Manifestations of Maugham’s Traumatic Psychology
3.1 His characters’ negative attitudes towards love and marriage
3.1.1 Female characters—betray love and marriages
3.1.2 Male characters—escape from love and marriages
3.2 The uglified female images
3.2.1 Dissolute women
3.2.2 Hypocritical women
3.2.3 Materialistic women
4.Reasons for Maugham’s Traumatic Psychology
4.1 Personal traumatic experience
4.1.1 Lack of maternal love
4.1.2 Failure in puppy love and marriage
4.1.3 Physical defects
4.2 Impact of Social trauma
4.3 Men’s collective traumatic experience
5.Conclusion
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