声明
Contents
Abstract
摘要
Introduction
0．1 Junot Díaz and Current Studies on Díaz’s works
0．2 Kiinstlerroman and Díaz’s Künstlerroman
Chapter One The Growth of Yunior as an Artist
1．1 Yunior’s Temptation in Childhood in the Dominican Republic
1．2 Yhnior’s Loss in Adolescence in the United States
1．3 Yunior’s Epiphany in Adulthood
Chapter Two Yunior’s Self Portrait
2．1 Ysrael as Yunior’s Mirror Figure
2．2 Osear as Yunior’s Positive Self
2．3 Ramón and Rafa as Yunior’s Negative Self
Chapter Three Yunior’s Portrait of Dominican Americans
3．1 Dominican Diaspora as the Historical Root of the Curse
3．2 Dominican Masculinity as the Representation of the Curse
3．3 The Healing Power of Writing
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
