Initiation of the Adventure A Study on Young Jules＇ Psychological Alienation in them  

作　　者：WANG Yu-qing 

机构地区：[1]Heze University, Heze, China

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2013年第4期337-341,共5页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：Joyce Carol Oates （1938-） is one of the most prolific and versatile contemporary writers in America. As a realistic novel and one of the masterpieces of the author, them reflects the psychological progress of the people of the lower class in American society from the great depression of the 1930s to the turbulence of the 1960s. In their pursuit of material life as well as spiritual comfort, they undergo many hardships and confront with the multiple pressures from family, society and even themselves. This paper lays emphasis on two stages in which young Jules Wendall quests for personal longings. The first stage is Jules＇s early years in the rural area as a little boy. During this period, he is searching for freedom by running away from home more than once. He longs to reach somewhere distant. Yet, he is left confused while staying with his family with no way out. The runaway action is his first try for a better life The second stage is his teenage years during which he experiences a move to the urban city and suffers from great dilemma due to the big contrast between the chaotic urban life and the peaceful rural life. Disappointed with his dysfunctional family, he sees himself as a self-made man and turns to himself for a successful future

关 键 词：INITIATION ALIENATION REBELLION PSYCHOANALYSIS 

分 类 号：F124.7[经济管理—世界经济] C912.81[社会学]