创伤·救赎——德里罗的《坠落的人》的创伤主题探析-trauma and redemption an analysis of the theme of trauma in delillos fallen man.docx

集美大学硕士学位集美大学硕士学位论文创伤·救赎——德里罗的《坠落的人》的创伤主题探析Trauma and Redemption——The Analysis of the Traumatic Theme on Delillo’sFalling ManAbstractIn the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack, much of mainstream constructed patriotic narrative of September 11th. Reports and novels on attack could be heard and seen everywhere as well as politician?s speeches.While most of Delillo?s writing focused on globalization, consumerism and cultural diversity, Falling Man, which was not simply the playback of the horrible scenes, paid more attention to the day-to-day struggle of an American family as they grappled with the trauma of September 11th. The writer expressed his concern on trauma by portraying the the psychological impact and the process of seeking for relief of the main characters rather than the nature of the event and the judgement on it. It enables readers to gain better insights into the understanding of the historic event.With the support of trauma theories , including psychoanalysis from Freud and Rollo May, traumatic analysis from Herman and Caruth, the thesis is designed to explore traumatic and redemptive theme in Delillo?s Falling Man.Keith escaped the World Trade Center after the planes hit, however, he was not psychologically affected on the scene. At a later time, traumatic memories were overwhelming in the form of flashback, nightmare and delusion, what?s more, fragmented identity was harassing him, giving Keith a sense of frightened, confused and anxiety. As a result, Keith isolated himself from others and indulged in gambling, which leaded him to impossible recovery. The catastrophic event affected not only thousands of people who were in the towers that day, but also the countless others who watched it via media, primarily television. Lianne, Keith?s wife, though, not experiencing the accident herself, became a vicarious victim, which caused the trauma of her father?s suicide to resurface. Lianne was trapped in double melancholia. By telling her story and rebuil