声明
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
Contents
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 An Introduction to Author and Twelve Years A Slave
1.2 Background of this Research
1.3 Research Methods and Structure of Research
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Lefebvre’s Spatial Theory
2.2 The Relevant Study of Twelve Years A Slave
Chapter Three THE COLLAPSE OF PHYSICAL SPACE
3.1 Transference of Physical Space
3.1.1 From implicit oppression space to explicit oppression space
3.1.2 From the free space to the imprisoned space
3.2 Intrusion to Physical Space
3.2.1 Intrusion to gender space
3.2.2 Intrusion to private space
Chapter Four THE COFLICT OF SOCIAL SPACE
4.1 Oppression of Social Space
4.1.1 Spiritual abuse
4.1.2 Physical abuse
4.2 Resistance to Social Space
4.2.1 The black’s resistance to the white slaveholder
4.2.2 Thewhite’s resistance to the slavery
Chapter Five THE REDEMPTION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SPACE
5.1 Solomon’s Positive Redemption
5.1.1 Writing letters
5.1.2 Playing the violin
5.2 Eliza’s Negative Redemption
5.2.1 The failure of reconstruction of identity
5.2.2 The loss of maternal identity
5.3 Patsey’s Invalid Redemption
5.3.1 The silence aboutviolence
5.3.2 The fantasy about freedom
Chapter Six CONCLUSION
6.1 Significance of this Research
6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
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