中文摘要：本文旨在分析卡森·麦卡勒斯的小说《心是孤独的猎手》中一些与众不同的人的虚幻而令人失望的成长。卡森·麦卡勒斯是20世纪美国南方文学的代表性女作家。她的处女作《心是孤独的猎手》讲述了聋哑人辛格和围绕着他的四个怪人的故事。他们都有着特立独行的欲望，但是却也无法被他人认同。辛格与他们相处的独特模式，让他们可以通过辛格想象他们所希望得到的社会认可。在这种认可下，他们开始奋力展现自己的欲望，去追求自己想要的成长。但当辛格去世后，他们失去了唯一获得认可的来源，由此支撑的成长也随之幻灭。文中人物们与众不同的欲望和他们最终挫败的梦想反映了当时南方社会边缘人群的现实。

关键词：卡森·麦卡勒斯；《心是孤独的猎手》；与众不同的欲望；自我欺骗下的成长

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1.-Introduction-1

1.1-Carson McCullers and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter-1

1.2-Literature Review-1

1.3-Introduction of the structure and chapters of the thesis-2

2.-Singer: The False Idol for Self-deception-5

2.1-A Personified God-5

2.2-An Innocent Everyman-5

3.-The Self-deceivers-7

3.1-Mick: A Challenger of Southern Gentlewoman Norm-7

3.1.1-The Road to Dream-7

3.1.2-The Underlying Flimsiness-7

3.1.3-The Loss of Dream and The Compromise to the Reality-8

3.2-Jack: The Spreader of Anti-capitalism-9

3.2.1-A Homeless Madman-9

3.2.2-Subjective Judgement of Silence and Recognition-9

3.2.3-Enlightenment to Be a Real Doer and Urgent Escape-10

3.3-Copeland: A Stubborn Fighter with Dream of Race Liberty-10

3.3.1-A Radical Advocate of Black Liberation-10

3.3.2-An Illusional Comrade with the Similar Suffering-11

3.3.3-The Loss of Comrade and Depression of Fight-11

4.-Biff: The Observer of the Story-13

4.1-A Man with a Woman in Heart-13

4.2-A Less-talkative Devotee-13

4.3-An Observer and the Final Experiencer-13

5.-Conclusion-15

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