生与死的对峙——本能理论在《马贩子的女儿》中的体现

Eros and Thanatos in The Horse Dealer's Daughter

根据弗洛伊德的本能理论,生存本能和死亡本能是人性中互相对立的两极,这两极之间的对抗和转化贯穿于整个生命过程和活动中。在短篇小说《马贩子的女儿》中,劳伦斯以纯熟的艺术手段诠释了本能理论。通过男女主人公的心理分析,探讨这篇心理小说中所体现的两种本能的相斥相合。

According to Freud＇s theory of instincts, human psyche is driven by two major instincts： Eros （love instinct） and Thanatos （death instinct）. The confrontation and conversion between the two instincts exist throughout the whole life of a living creature. Freud＇s theory of instincts finds its artistic expression in D. H. Lawrence＇s short story The Horse-Dealer＇ s Daughter. Through psychoanalysis of the two main characters, Mabel Pervin and Jack Fergusson, this paper explores the opposition between and coexistence of the two instinctual drives embodied in the short story.