A Psychoanalytical Approach to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown”  

作　　者：余秋兰 YU Qiu-lan

机构地区：[1]安庆师范大学外国语学院

出　　处：《校园英语》2017年第14期232-233,共2页English On Campus

基　　金：安徽省教育厅高校优秀青年人才支持计划一般项目(gxyq2017028);安徽省教育厅人文社会科学研究重点项目(皖江历史文化基地项目)(SK2016A0561)

摘　　要：Nathaniel Hawthorne's"Young GoodmanBrown"is a typical example of psychoanalytical novel.Based on theory of psychological analysis by Sigmund Freud,the protagonist Brown's journey in the forest is a journey ofheart in nature since the process is characterized by a series ofpsychological changes from curiosity to confusion and finaldisillusionment.Brown's tragedy is due to his failure to see evilin himself and to hold on to his faith.Nathaniel Hawthorne’s"Young Goodman Brown" is a typical example of psychoanalytical novel. Based on theory of psychological analysis by Sigmund Freud, the protagonist Brown’s journey in the forest is a journey of heart in nature since the process is characterized by a series of psychological changes from curiosity to confusion and final disillusionment. Brown’s tragedy is due to his failure to see evil in himself and to hold on to his faith.

关 键 词：PSYCHOANALYSIS HAWTHORNE Goodman BROWN PSYCHOLOGICAL MATURATION 

分 类 号：G46[文化科学—教育学]