4。3 An Analysis of Harry’s Changes of Emotion from the Perspective of Personality Structure 14

4。3。1 The “Id” — Harry in “Black” 15

4。3。2 The “Ego” — Harry in “Blue” 16

4。3。3 The “Super-Ego” — Harry in “Green” 17

4。4 An Analysis of Harry’s Death from the Perspective of Death Drive 18

Ⅴ。 Conclusion 20

Bibliography 22

A Psycho-Analysis of Harry in The Snows of Kilimanjaro

A Psycho-Analysis of Harry in The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Ⅰ。 Introduction

After World War I broke out, many young patriots, inspired by traditional value —fighting for the world’s peace and democracy, participated in the war with their ideal dreams。 However, what they witnessed in the warfare was nothing but brutal bloodbath and death, which made them aware what the imperialist war really was。 Wars destroyed their previous faith and noble dreams, and thereafter traditional values collapsed。 After the war, the whole western world, especially the United States, was going through great economic depression and sharp-pointed social contradictions as well as serious spiritual crisis。 Consequently, people of that period, from the material aspect, were going the sharp downhill with their living standards falling, and from the spiritual perspective, were suffused with perplexity, pessimism and hatred toward war。 Moreover, the following World War II aggravates such cultural pessimism and leads to “the Lost Generation” (by Gertrude Stein, 1876-1964)。文献综述

One of the most convincing proofs of the cultural pessimism is Sigmund Freud’s psychological research。 On the one hand, Freud’s theory of psychology structure and personality structure incisively exposes people’s psychological confusion and anxiety in that period; on the other hand, Freud’s death drive is just the pessimistic spiritual reflections of that period and meanwhile provides a corresponding comfort for people to pursue eternality。论文网

Affected by Freud, the novelists during “The Lost Generation” times, who were trying to find ways to settle their problems, tended to pay close attention to mankind’s psychological activities, so there are many psychological descriptions in their writings to bring people’s spirit to light。 The Snows of Kilimanjaro, set in Hemingway’s real life-period from World War I to World War II（1920s-1930s）, focuses on Harry’s psychological behaviors, through which Hemingway made a clear interpretation of Harry。 来自~吹冰、论文|网www.chuibin.com +QQ752018766-

The Snows of Kilimanjaro mainly tells a story of a young writer called Harry。 Eager for getting rid of luxurious and idle life and exploring a new life, Harry set a safari to Africa with his lover Helen to hunt。 Unfortunately, the car he drove broke down on the way, his legs getting slashed; and Harry did not take it seriously, thus getting gangrene for lack of prompt treatment。 Then he was waiting for a plane to take him to the hospital with his lover Helen。 Finally, to Harry’s disappointment, his hope was snuffed out, dying in a dream, that is, he flew to the peak of Kilimanjaro in Africa。

Throughout the duration of waiting for plane, Harry looked back on his past, thought about his whole life, and simultaneously suffered the upheavals of his emotion from isolation to joy and then to humiliation。 As he lay dying, he expected to warn Helen and others to cherish life and against trifling away time。 As he wished in his deathbed, Harry eventually perpetuated through death。