答辩
Acknowledgements
Introduction
I. Historical Reality
II. Why a Magical Representation?
III. Project of the Present Thesis
Chapter One Toni Morrison’s Life Experience
Chapter Two The Artistic Principles of Magic Realism
2.1 Overview of Magic Realism
2.2 The Evolution of Magic Realism
2.3 The characteristics of magic realism
Chapter Three Magic Realistic Techniques in Beloved
3.1 Blending realism with religious belief, primitive myth, the Biblical allusion and native legends
3.1.1 Realism, religious belief and primitive myth
3.1.2 Realism and the Biblical allusion
3.1.3 Realism and African legends
3.2 Fantastic exaggeration and fusion of reality and dreams
3.2.1 Fantastic exaggeration
3.2.2 Fusion of reality and dreams
3.3 Ambiguous symbols signifying upon the American reality
3.3.1 Signifying
3.3.2 Symbolic imagery in Beloved
3.4 Cyclical and fragmentary structure and multiple perspectives in Beloved
3.4.1 Cyclical structure
3.4.2 Fragmentary structure
3.4.3 Multiple perspectives
3.5 Ambiguity in Beloved
3.5.1 Moral ambiguity of horrific love
3.5.2 Ambiguity of Beloved’s identity
3.5.3 Ambiguous ending
Conclusion
Bibliography
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