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From Negative Freedom to Positive Freedom – The Theme of John Wayne's Novel from Fromm’s Perspective [从消极的自由到积极的自由 – 从弗洛姆自由观看约翰•韦恩小说主题]Master thesis, English Language and Literature, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, Liaoning, China 2017 [application of Fromm's theories to art].

  • 本论文以弗洛姆关于>积极自由<的理论阐发为基点,以对二战后英国现状介绍为背景,以对约翰•韦恩《每况愈下》、《叛逆年代》两部作品中主人公探求和实现自由的蜕变过程为研究对象,深入解读了兰姆利和杰里米作为>愤怒青年<的代表实现自由的历程。研究试图表明:对抗社会的激进行为并不能带来所谓的>自由<,而只有劳动和爱才能跨越狭隘的自我园囿,实现真正的精神自由。本文共分为五部分:第一章为导论,介绍了二战后的英国社会现状,并简述了英国20世纪50年代以约翰•韦恩为代表的>愤怒的青年<作家及其作品以及本论文的研究目的及研究意义。第二章为文献综述,分析了国内外对约翰•韦恩《每况愈下》、《叛逆年代》两部作品的研究现状。本章也对艾里希•弗洛姆的自由理论进行了介绍。第三章详细解读了在巨大的压力下,《每况愈下》的主人公兰姆利、《叛逆年代》的主人公杰里米通过逃避责任、反抗中产阶级文化教育以及违背传统道德的偏激行为来追求自由。然而这种弗洛姆称之为>消极的自由<的激进行为并没有带给他们精神上的解脱,反而带来了无尽的空虚与孤独。第四章主要研究了主人公如何通过自发的爱与劳动重新建立起与世界的纽带,重新获得了真正的自我和归属感.他们最终找到了真正的自由之路,实现了 >积极的自由<。第五章对本论文进行了总结,得出结论:激进行为所带来的>消极的自由<不能缓解人的孤独与无助感,只有回归真实的生活,通过自发的爱与劳动重新建立起与世界的纽带,才能获得幸福感与归属感,实现>积极的自由<。
  • Based on Fromm’s theory of freedom, with post-war British society as the background, this thesis aims at making a research on protagonists’ road to freedom in John Wain’s >Hurry on Down< and >Strike the Father Dead<, analyzing the realization of freedom of Lumley and Jeremy who are typical angry young men. This study attempts to indicate that the radical behaviors against society cannot lead to co-called freedom; only work and love can break narrow personal bondage, leading to a true spiritual freedom. This thesis consists of five parts: The first chapter is introduction, which introduces the post-war British society, >Angry Young Men< and their works, John Wain and his works and the purpose and significance of this paper.– Chapter two is literature review about the John Wain’s Hurry on Down and Strike the Father Dead. In addition, Erich Fromm’s theory of freedom is also mentioned in this chapter.– Chapter three makes an examination of Lumley and Jeremy’s pursuit of freedom under repression through a series of radical behaviors including escaping responsibility, rebelling against middle-class culture, education and traditional morality. However, these radical behaviors which are >negative freedom< called by Fromm can not lead to their liberation in spirit; on the contrary, it caused deeper sense of loneliness and emptiness.– Chapter four focuses on how the heroes awaken after disillusion and establish the connection with the world by spontaneous love and work and regain the sense of self and belonging. Eventually they find the right road to freedom and realize >positive freedom<.– Chapter five draws a conclusion of this thesis: >negative freedom< caused by radical behaviors could not reduce the loneliness and helplessness of modern people; only by returning to the real life and establishing a tie to the world with spontaneous love and work, can they get the sense of happiness and belonging and achieve the quest for >positive freedom<. [Author’s translation]

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Author:Yinglei Xu
Document Type:Dissertations
Language:Chinese
Year of first Publication:2017
Release Date:2019/03/04
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IdNo:Xu_Yinglei_2017
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature):Dissertations / Dissertationen
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