1、后现代主义视角下白噪音中的精神危机分析 AbstractThis paper aims to analyze peoples spiritual crisis by using postmodern narrative theory. White Noise is the eighth novel by Don DeLillo, and it is also an excellent example of postmodern literature. In this book, spiritual crisis is an important theme. This paper will he
2、lp readers to understand characters deeply, and it can also make further efforts to reflect the contemporary social situation through researching on the spiritual crisis. At the same time, by researching on humans obsessions with material life, selfishness or indifferent between people and people an
3、d even peoples wondering attitude to modern lifestyle to explain the following three questions: from the perspective of postmodern narrative, which parts can show the spiritual crisis and how? Why the spiritual crisis continues to exist in the modern life and how to face the crisis? The fragmentatio
4、n writing style of postmodern is can also help people to understand Don DeLillos attitude to real society and spiritual crisis. This study has a significance on reflecting peoples spiritual state, and exposing the causes of the crisis. It is benefit to learn a series of modern society problems, espe
5、cially in spiritual crisis, and to provide ideas and solutions for information. 摘要本文旨在用后现代主义叙述理论，研究白噪音中人类所面临的精神危机问题。白噪音是美国作家唐德里罗的第八部小说，它也是后现代文学的优秀代表作品之一。在这本书中，精神危机这一主题贯穿始终。通过对这一主题进行分析，不仅能够更加深入的理解小说中人物的性格，也能够进一步反映当今社会现状。同时，本文通过研究书中人物对物质生活的偏执，人与人之间的冷漠和自私以及人物对现代生活方式的迷茫来回答以下三个问题，即在后现代主义视角下，文中的哪些地方体现了精神危
6、机这一主题以及如何体现的？它之所以会持续存在于现代生活中的根源是什么，以及人们应该如何妥善面对这种危机？后现代主义固有的碎片化的写作风格，也能帮助人们了解唐德里罗对现实社会和精神危机的态度。这项研究对于反应当代社会人类的精神现状，深刻揭露造成精神危机的根源具有重要意义，并且也有助于人们更深入地了解当今社会存在的诸多问题，尤其是精神危机问题，为妥善解决当前的社会问题提供思路。关键词：白噪音，唐德里罗，精神危机，后现代叙事Key words: White Noise, Don DeLillo, spiritual crisis, postmodern narrativeContentsAbstra
7、ct 1摘要 2Contents 3Chapter 1 Introduction 4Chapter 2 Literature Review 82.1 Previous studies on White Noise abroad 82.1.1Studies on the consumption theme 82.1.2 Studies on postmodern narrative 92.1.3 Studies on environmental ecology 102.2 Previous studies on White Noise at home 112.2.1 Studies on the
8、 postmodern narrative 122.2.2 Studies on the ecological awareness 142.3 For the further studying 15Chapter 3 Theoretic Foundation 16Chapter 4 Analysis of the symptom of spiritual crisis in White Noise from the postmodern narrative 194.1 Symptom of spiritual crisis in White Noise 194.1.1 Panic in the
9、 symbol of white color 194.1.2 Absurdity in absurd plots 214.1.3 Super reality in postmodern parody 224.2 Causes of spiritual crisis 234.2.1 Consciousness of Death in White Noise 234.2.2 Selfishness and Indifference in White Noise 25Chapter 5 Conclusion 275.1 Major Findings 275.2 Limitations and Pro
10、spects 27References: 29Chapter 1 IntroductionThis paper focuses on the postmodern idea from the perspective of postmodern narrative, and firstly this paper based on the text to research how the author described modern society and what the author described, and then through closing-reading to researc
11、h the reason. Previous studies also analyzed White Noise from the postmodern narrative theory, but among of them just research the postmodern narrative skills of Don DeLillo and they ended their paper with some social phenomenon, but seldom mentioned the reason that causes the social problems. They
12、put a lot focus on how the author writes the book by using postmodern narrative skills, but not why the author use postmodern narrative skills. This paper stressed that Don DeLillo aims to express spiritual crisis by using some special postmodern narrative skills. At the same time, the postmodern na
13、rrative skills, such as absurd narrative, fragmentation writing form can also express peoples confusion and other spiritual conditions intuitively.In this paper, this paper will study on the spiritual crisis of White Noise from the perspective of postmodern narrative. During the process, this paper
14、will collect data and use close-reading method to analyze. Don DeLillo is another famous postmodernist after Thomas Pynchon and William Gaddis (Yang, 2003). White Noise is an understanding book written by him. Don DeLillo won the National Book Award in America by this book, which has been honored as
15、 literary canon since it is published. White Noise tells a story about a university professor Gladneys family, this book is divided into three parts: Waves and Radiation, The Airborne Toxic Event, Dylarama. It refers to all kinds of problems that existed in the modern society, such as crimes, religi
16、ous problems, ecological problems. These problems are influencing modern society and peoples daily life. Also in modern times, material life becomes more and more important for people, while the humans ideology is changing. The ideology is usually overlooked by people, the relationships between persons become more and more indifferent. So I want to research the theme of spiritual crisis in this paper.
