英语本科毕业论文-《麦田里的守望者》主人公心理分析

An Analysis of the Protagonist's Psychology of The

Catcher in the Rye

学院、专业外国语学院、英语

研究方向美国文学

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2011年10月16 日

Acknowledgements

Herein I would like to express my deepest thanks to my supervisor, Mrs. weiyun, for her insightful views on how this thesis should be constructed, and for her providing me with timely feedback, careful modification and encouragement that are very helpful for writing the thesis. Without her help, this thesis would have been impossible. Mrs.wei’s passion in this field is never-ceasing and inspiring. From her, I have more closely experienced what the virtues like integrity and devotion mean for a true scholar.

I should express my gratitude to my families and classmates. I thank them for their encouragement when I felt frustrated in the process of writing the thesis, and for their suggestions and supports.

The Analysis of Protagonist's Psychology of the Catcher in the

Rye

Abstract:As one of the famous “reclusive writers”in the United States,Jerome David Salinger gets high reputation after World WarⅡ.His only novel The Catcher in the Rye is regarded as a “modern classic”in post-war American literature. His works make him a representative of novels of a new kind.His works are both mysterious and serious with their own characteristic style. Salinger's works reflect the inner conflicts of American adolescents after World War Ⅱand have great influences on Americans.

The story told by sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield,the hero and narrator of the novel,is facused on what Holden has experienced in his three-day vagabond life in New York after he is expelled from Pency Prep around Christmas for his bad grades.I plan to regard Holden Canlfield as the portrayal of American adolescents,and try to explore Holden's inner world.The inner contradictions and conflicts are the typical characteristics of protagonist Holden in the Catcher in the Rye.Because of his inner contradictions and conflicts, this novel has become the age-old riddle of the literary world in the twentieth century. I plan to explain Holden's psychology from his surroundings, including his school, his family, the society. And I can also reveal Holden's inner world by the red hunting hat and the duck. Through exploring the protagonist Holden's inner world to reveal the post-war society of United States and the people who lack of ideal,depression,only pursue material life. Hence,”the depressed generation”appears.

Key words:Holden Caulfield, inner contradictions and conflicts, the depressed generation, psychology, protagonist