我的俄狄浦斯情結第一頁，共18頁。SummaryLarry,afive-year-oldboy,grewupinhisownsafeworldwithjusthimselfandhismother.However,whenhisfather,amanwhomLarryhardlyknows,returnedfromWWI,aconstantbattlehappenedbetweenLarryandhisfatherforthemother'sloveandattention.第二頁，共18頁。WhatarethecharacteristicsofLarry?第三頁，共18頁。caresalotabouthismother.childish,butbehaveslikeanadultperson,andobservesthingsindetailandanalyzesthemlogically.hassophisticatedwordsandthoughts.paysgreatattentiontoequalityandfairness第四頁，共18頁。

Iputmyfeetoutfromundertheclothes--IcalledthemMrs.LeftandMrs.Right--andinventeddramaticsituationsfortheminwhichtheydiscussedtheproblemsoftheday.WhydidLarrycallthemMrsleftandMrsRight?Whatdidthisindicate？第五頁，共18頁。1)Becauseofthelockoffather'slove,hewasrelyingtoomuchonhismother.2）BecauseoftheWWI,mostofmenwereonthebattlefiled,soLarryspentmanytimeswithwomenandhadlittlechancetoknowthediffenencebetweenMrsandMr.Indication:lockoffather'slovethecruetyofthewar第六頁，共18頁。Whenhisbackwasturned,Motherletmegetachairandrummagethroughhistreasures.Shedidn'tseemtothinksohighlyofthemashedid.Youmustn'tplaywithDaddy'stoysunlessheletsyou,Larry,”shesaidseverely.“Daddydoesn'tplaywithyours.”

ForsomereasonFatherlookedatherasifshehadstruckhimandthenturnedawaywithascowl.Whydidn'tMothercareaboutFather'sstaff?WhydidFathergethurt?第七頁，共18頁。Thefirstversion:Fathersufferedalotfromthewar,andthesethingsseemedlikethesignsofthepast.However,

Shedidn'tunderstandthese,therefore,herhusband'streasuresmeanedjusttoysforher.Fathergothurtbecauseherwifedidin'tunderstandhim,evenworse,shedidn'ttreatherhusbandasaman,butanotherLarry.第八頁，共18頁。Thesecondversion:Shewantedtobeamediatorbetweensonandhusbandandtriedtoconnectthem.Forexample,byletingLarryplaywithFather'streasures,Larrycanknowmoreabouthisfather.AlthoughShedidn'tsaydirectly,butsheimpliedthatfathershouldmakeastepintotheson’sworld,communicatingwiththesonandshowinghislove.第九頁，共18頁。

“Whattimeisit?”heaskedinapanic-strickenvoice,notlookingMotherbutthedoor,asifhesawsomeonethere.

“It’searlyyet,”sherepliedsoothingly.“It’sonlythechild.Gotosleepagain....Now,Larry,”sheadded...WhydidFatherresponselikethat?第十頁，共18頁。WhatcausedtheconflictsbetweenLarryandFather?第十一頁，共18頁。WhatistheturningpointinthechangeofthetenserelationshipbetweenFatherandLarry?第十二頁，共18頁。Doyouthinkwhethertheauthor'spurposeistoproveoedipuscomplexinthisstory?Why?第十三頁，共18頁。Yes.Inthestory,theauthordepictedwithgalorehumourtheboy’s

“OedipusComplex”referringtoFreudianpsychoanalysis.Forexample,atthebeginningtheyoungboydislikeshisfatheranddoesalotofthingstocompetewithhisfather.Besides,theplotofthistextisaboutthepsychologicalchangeofLarry.Hissleepingwithhisfatherinonebedintheendofthestorysymbolizestheprotagonist’ssuccessfulpsychologicalchange.第十四頁，共18頁。No.“MyOedipusComplex”isapieceofartisticcreativity(siblingrivalry)ratherthanscientificexperimentofFreudianism.Theauthordistortsfather’srole-modelinafamilyandintroducessiblingrivalryintoOedipusComplex,whichgivesreadersabrandnewunderstandingofhumanrelations.1).Tosomeextent,Larryconsideredhisfatherashisbrothersbecausehedidn'tunderstandwhatfatherisandwhatarethedifferencesbetweenthem.2).Thedisappearanceoffather-sonrivalryofOedipusComplexinthisstoryisnotendedupwiththeson’senteringintoCastrationComplex,butwiththeshiftofmother’slovetothenew-born.Thenewbirthinfamilyattractsallmother’sattention.Thistime,poorfatherandLarrycompromisewitheachotherjustbecausetheysharethesameexperience.第十五頁，共18頁。Mothersaidwecouldn'taffordonetillFathercamebackfromthewarbecausetheycostseventeenandsix.theonlythingthatseemedtodiverthimwastalkingtofellowsasoldashimself.Really,itwaslikegoingforawalkwithamountain!Daddymustgooutandfindussome(money).Youknowwhatwouldhappenifhecouldn't?”

“No,”Isaid.

“Well,IthinkwemighthavetogooutandbegforthemliketheoldwomanonFridays.Whatarethesedescriptionsindicating?第十六頁，共18頁。1)

TheeconomiccrisisaftertheWWI.Althoughthisstorydidnottellusdirectlyaboutpeople'slivingconditions,butwecanconcludethatduringthattime,Manypeoplecouldnotfindjobs,theyexperiencedhighlevelsofstressintheirlives.2)Deeppsychologicaltraumaofsoldiers.Underthe