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Traumatic Writing Of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Novels

Posted on:2022-02-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2505306485478954Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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The Nobel Prize winner Isaac Bashevis Singer(1904-1991)(hereinafter referred to as Singer)is a Jewish writer who insists on writing in the endangered Yiddish language.As a member of the Jewish nation,he has always rooted his brushstrokes in writing Jewish stories for Jews,regaining Jewish religious beliefs from Jewish cultural traditions,using unique narrative skills and ideological connotations,and penetrating the depth of thought to reveal humanity The spiritual tragedy turned the "telling" story into a meaningful form,realizing the return of his homeland through a strong national sentiment and sense of national responsibility,showing his deep concern for the Jewish nation.The survival plight of the Jewish nation in the post-holocaust era and Singer’s unique life experience directly affected his creative value orientation,and also constructed his memory and understanding of trauma.His trauma writing is a way of expressing traumatic burdens.The juxtaposition of personal trauma and national trauma triggers Jews’ thinking about their own nation’s destiny,reflecting the questioning of social power discourse and introspection on the issue of alienation.The cultural and war trauma experienced by the Jewish nation has become a medium.This article explains the trauma writing in Singer’s novels from five parts,showing the three-dimensionality and multidimensionality of trauma,and understanding its adherence to Jewish identity.Sustain.The first part is a brief introduction to the writer,works,and theoretical knowledge;the second part mainly explores the reasons for Singer’s traumatic writing,starting from three aspects of family,society and ethnic complex;the third part discusses the themes of Singer’s traumatic writing,This chapter will mainly discuss three types of trauma: war,culture,and gender;the fourth part discusses the trauma experience,starting from the physical and spiritual aspects of the victim;the fifth part is the meaning of the author’s trauma writing His research starts from four aspects: belief,war,race,and personal value,and analyzes the deep meaning of the author’s creation.
Keywords/Search Tags:Isaac Bashevis Singer, trauma writing, faith, war
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