Postwar Trauma and Recovery: A Case Study of A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v3i2.602Keywords:
Ernest Hemingway, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, Postwar, Trauma theory, Nothing, Dignity.Abstract
Ernest Hemingway experiences two World Wars. His unique life experience shapes his personality and his works. A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, one of his famous short stories, has always been analyzed from the theme and his iceberg principle. However, few authors pay attention to his war experience and concentrate on the post-war western spiritual world lurking in the story Hemingway pictured. Therefore, this paper explored and analyzed the inner world that the short story reflects. The conclusion sheds light on the relatively better ways to recover from the spiritual trauma. On the other hand, it is hoped that readers can find a new way to interpret the short story, better understand the author's creative ideas and dig deeper into the connotation of the work through the understanding of the theme and the fate of the characters in A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.
Downloads
References
Chang, Yaoxin, 2008, A Brief History of American Literature. Tianjin: Nankai University Press, 228, 222.
Chen, Yubin, Liu, Youtian, 2019, “From ‘God dies" to "God resurrection’ -- Nietzsche ‘Superman’ thought”. Journal of Nanjing Aerospace University (Social Science Edition), 3: 37-41.
Feng, Yujun, 2013, “Research on Religious Affairs and Its Legal Governance in Spain”. Journal of Henan University of Economics and Law, 2: 141-148.
Gao, Wen, 2015, “Three-dimensional images of the post-war western ethical panorama-- Hemingway short story ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’ theme perspective”. Journal of Zhongzhou University, 2: 62-65.
He, Jiang, 2014, “Trauma Theory and Trauma Literature”. Journal of Baise College, 6: 132-136.
Huang, Houwen, 2011, “The Aesthetic implications of ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’”. Journal of Huangshi Institute of Technology (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), 2: 25-26.
Li, Jiaqi, 2018,” Study on the Zhang Zhiyang’sTheory of Occasional Existence”. Mater thesis, Heilongjiang University.
Lin, Baozhu, 2013, “Psychological Space Network System in ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’”. Journal of Changsha University of Science and Technology (Social Science Edition), 5: 113-118.
Mao, Jianfang, 2000, “A Lonely heart, A Self-Respecting Life -- On the theme of Hemingway's ‘A Clean Well-Lighted Place’”. Journal of Zhejiang University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), 4: 112-116.
Mao, Xiaoping, 2014, “Conversational meaning analysis of Hemingway's novel ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’”. Journal of Xi' an University of Arts and Sciences (Social Science Edition), 2: 23-26.
Qian, Jianying, 2011, “Individual Life in the Shadow of Death --Take ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’ and ‘A Day’s Wait”. Anhui Literature, 3: 34-35+27.
Tao, Dongfeng, 2021, “Listening to Psychological Trauma: On the Significance and Methods of Trauma Narrative”. Modern Communication-Journal of Communication University of China, 43(01): 87-91+128.
Tao, Jie, 2011, Selected Reading of American Literature (3rd edition). Beijing: Higher Education Press.
Wang, Wuquan, 2021, Trauma and Recovery: A Study of the Blacks’ Trauma in Toni Morrison’s Paradise. Master thesis, Sichuan International Studies University.
Wang, Yan, 2010, “Disillusionment of Religion -- Hemingway’s ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’ Theme”. Young Writers, 11: 243。
Xu, Yanfeng, Feng, Wei, 2021, “Cultural Trauma and Victims of Imagination: Mamet's Jewish Identity Writing”. Nanjing Social Science. 7：122-129,
Xue, Jinjin, 2012, On Blank Art in A Clean and Bright Place. Northern Literature, 23: 8-12.
Zhai. Mengyao, 2021, “A Research on the Writing Characteristics of Trauma Memory in War Animation Movies”. Master's thesis, Southwest University.
Zhang, Jinglei, 2017, “Research on Trauma Narrative in New Era Literature”. PhD thesis, Soochow University.
Zhang, Shengnan, 2018. “The Formation and Embodiment of Hemingway-Style Nihilism——Take “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” as an example”. Cultural and Educational Materials，15: 9-10.
Zhao, Jingrong , 2015, “Trauma Memory: Psychological Facts and Cultural Representation”. Research on the Theory of Literature and Art,, 35(02): 110-119.
Zhao, Jingrong, 2017, “The Literary Characterization of Trauma Memory”. Academic Studies,, 1:144-151+178.
Balaev, Michelle.1996. The Nature of Trauma in American Novels. New York: Cambridge University Press．
Bennett, Warren. 1979. “The Manuscript and the Dialogue of A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”. American Literature, 50, 4: 613.
Caruth, Cathy & Tao, Dongfeng, 2020, Trauma: Explorations in Memory. Cultural Studies, 3: 66-73
Freud, Sigmund. 1926. Inhibitions, Symptoms, and Anxiety. New York: W.W. Norton & Company
Freud, Sigmund. 2012. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis. London: Wordsworth Editions Ltd．
Gabriel, Joseph F. 1961. “The Logic Of Confusion In: Hemingway's A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”. College English, 22, 8: 539.
G, Monteiro. 1974. “Hemingway on Dialogue in A Clean,Well-Lighted Place”. Fitzgerald/Hemingway Annual, 2: 51-53
Herman, Judith. 2001. Trauma and Recovery: From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. London: Rivers Oram Press.
Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie. 2002．Shattered Assumptions (Towards a New Psychology of Trauma). New York: Free Press．
Kaplan, E. Ann. 2005. Trauma Culture: the Politics of Terror and Loss in Media and Literature. New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London: Rutgers University Press.
Kroeger, F. P. 1959. “The Dialogue in A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”. College English, 20, 5: 240.
LaCapra, Dominick. 2005. History in Transit: Experience, Identity, Critical Theory. Ithaca: Cornell University Press．
Neiman, Susan. 2004. Evil in Modern Thought. New Jersey, Princeton University Press．
Tal, Kali.1996. Worlds of Hurt: Reading the Literatures of Trama. New York: Cambridge University Press．
Trigilio, Rev. John, Brighenti, Jr. & Rev. Kenneth. 2020. Basic Belief of Catholicism. Retrieved October 4,2020,from.https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/2514/documents/2020/10/Basic%20Beliefs%20of%20Catholicism.pdf
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
How to Cite
