新的起点与觉悟——试用荣格理论分析《欲望号街车》里白兰奇的神经官能症

A New Birth and Understanding—A Jungian Approach to Blanche's Neurosis in A Streetcar Named Desire

应用荣格关于神经官能症的理论 ,对《欲望号街车》里白兰奇走向精神崩溃的过程进行分析 ,可以得出与传统结论相反的推断 :在神经官能症的爆发之后 。

This paper analyzes Blanche's neurosis from a Jungian perspective by applying Jung's theory about neurosis. Its conclusion will contradict all traditional criticism on Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire and open up alternative interpretation of Blanche's rebirth rather than demise at the end of the play. Blanche's consciousness is broadened through the trauma of the rape and her neurotic breakdown. Removed from the polar extremes of Belle Rive and Elysian Fields, she will come to life with a new start. Her innate resourcefulness restores balance after her pendulum swings from fantasy and romance to realism and brutality.