创伤理论视域下《你当像鸟飞往你的山》的创伤主题

吴 晞
西南交通大学外国语学院

摘要

《你当像鸟飞往你的山》以个人传记的手法记录了美国白人女性塔拉·韦斯特弗不可思议却又鼓舞人心的人生经历。从创伤理论的视角切入，本文探究了该书的创伤主题：解读塔拉个体创伤的来源，即原生家庭带给塔拉的心理创伤；分析塔拉的自我找寻之旅，即塔拉通过何种路径修复创伤，找寻真正的自我；并探讨自传体小说形式以及地点刻画等再现创伤记忆的叙事策略。教育弥合了原生家庭带给塔拉的心理创伤，并给予她飞往自己的山林的勇气与力量。

关键词

创伤理论；原生家庭；自我找寻；教育

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