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Subversion Of Binary Oppositions In The Infernal Desire Machines Of Doctor Hoffman

Posted on:2018-08-08Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X QiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2335330515994644Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Angela Carter's The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman is an important work that her creation is mature and reflects the profound insights of writers in the context of a multicultural coexistence.With the rapid development of science and technology,film,video,recording and other art media to promote the spread of the real world can be accurately described,showing the past,time and space accurate reproduction.Modern people always live in the collision of reality and illusory.At the same time,western society reduced faith in God,the desire get rid of the traditional ethical bondage.But it also brought a series of social problems.From the fundamental point of view,the opposition between the real world and the illusory world in the novel is the opposite of rational and irrational ideological trend.Because of the diversity of social values,some of the phenomenon of a deformity to be accepted,part of the contradiction was eliminated.In this novel,Angela Carter profoundly reflects the very far-sighted reality.This article consists of three parts:introduction,text and conclusion.In the preface,we focus on the research status of Angela Carter and the works,and find the possibility of further study space and the possibility of research.In the part of the text,the first chapter starts from the images,music and images in the novel,combs Angela Carter how to construct the real world and the illusory world,and analyzes the performance and significance of various illusions.In the second chapter,I choose the three important characters in the text,through the in-depth analysis of the characters to find rational,emotional bridging,and further clarify the dual opposition and fusion approach.On the basis of this,the third chapter summarizes the causes and significance behind the rational and perceptual opposition reflected in the works.The formation of Western multicultural values has brought more choices and vitality to society,and produced many social problems.In the conclusion part,the author summarizes the core viewpoints of the thesis,and analyzes this novel brings us inspiration and reflection.
Keywords/Search Tags:Angela Carter, The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, binary opposition, subversion
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