Being one of the greatest 20thcentury writers,William Faulkner created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today.The broad themes which are covered in Faulkner’s novels cannot be ne...Being one of the greatest 20thcentury writers,William Faulkner created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today.The broad themes which are covered in Faulkner’s novels cannot be neglected,including the racial and religious belief in American society,the fading of the traditional Southern value and the corrosive influence of the rapid industrialization over the human being.Among these important themes,Faulkner also paid enough attention to the theme about how the individual can achieve his or her own identity.In the light of Lacan’s theory of Three Orders,this paper tries to evaluate Faulkner’s discussion over the formation of individual’s identity with Gail Hightower as the example.展开更多
Being one of the greatest 20 thcentury writers, William Faulkner was rewarded with the Nobel Prize for literature in1949. For his whole life, he created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular...Being one of the greatest 20 thcentury writers, William Faulkner was rewarded with the Nobel Prize for literature in1949. For his whole life, he created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today. Light in August, carrying as the representative of Faulkner's novels, is not an exception as to the digging about individual's formation about identity. In the light of Lacan's theory of Mirror Stage, this paper tries to evaluate Faulkner's discussion over the formation of individual's identity with Joe Christmas as the example.展开更多
文摘Being one of the greatest 20thcentury writers,William Faulkner created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today.The broad themes which are covered in Faulkner’s novels cannot be neglected,including the racial and religious belief in American society,the fading of the traditional Southern value and the corrosive influence of the rapid industrialization over the human being.Among these important themes,Faulkner also paid enough attention to the theme about how the individual can achieve his or her own identity.In the light of Lacan’s theory of Three Orders,this paper tries to evaluate Faulkner’s discussion over the formation of individual’s identity with Gail Hightower as the example.
文摘Being one of the greatest 20 thcentury writers, William Faulkner was rewarded with the Nobel Prize for literature in1949. For his whole life, he created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today. Light in August, carrying as the representative of Faulkner's novels, is not an exception as to the digging about individual's formation about identity. In the light of Lacan's theory of Mirror Stage, this paper tries to evaluate Faulkner's discussion over the formation of individual's identity with Joe Christmas as the example.
