AcknowledgementsIamverygratefultohavethisopportunitytoextendmybestregardstowhoeverhashelpedmewithmythesis.Firstly,Iwouldextendmyheartfeltgratitudetomysupervisor,prof.Wang.forhiscontinuoussupportandinspiringinstructions.Iaminspiredbyhispersistentpatienceandkindencouragement.Withouthisgenerousguidanceandconstructiverevision,thispaperwouldhaveneverbeenfinished.Secondly,Iwouldliketoexpressmydeepestgratitudetomyfriendsatthesamegroup.Then,alltheotherteachersinourSchoolofForeignLanguagesalsoinfluencemegreatly.Itistheywhogivemelectureswhichhavebenefitedmealotandprovidedinspirationformythesis.Lastbutnotleast,IwouldgivemythankstoSchool.Thanksforgivingmethischancetoachievethispaperandtomaketheconclusionformyfouryears’education.AbstractTheKnownWorldisafamousnovelwrittenbyAmericanwriterEdwardJones.ThebooktellsthestoryoftheUnitedStatesattheendofnineteenthCentury,theblackslavesandthefantasticlife.TheprotagonistHenryTownsendasslaves,afterspendingmoneytogetfreedom,boughthisownplantationinVirginia,influencedbythewhiteslaveowners,hekepthisthirty-threeslaves,madetheslavestoohorribletolookatlife.ThispaperdiscussedtheprotagonistthegrowthprocessofTownsend,becausethechangesoflivingenvironments,theprotagonistconfusedabouthisidentity,andthencontinuedtoconstructidentity.Intheprocessofseekingidentity,Henrygraduallyknewaboutthewhiteworldworldsbutstillkeptsympathyfortheblackcompatriots.However,hehadnotbeenrecognizedbythewhitedominatedsociety.Finally,theprotagonist’sthoughtsandbehaviorsdisorderedandalienated.Theauthorthinksthatthecomplexandchangeablesocialenvironmentneedsthehumantoconstructtheidentitywiththesubjectiveinitiation.Atthesametime,inavarietyofcircumstances,wemustbesober,doaccurateposition,resisttheluresandrecognizetheroadahead;weshoulddoareasonableidentityconstruction.Thisthesisisdividedintofourparts.Thefirstpartmainlyintroduceswhatistheidentityconstructionandidentityconstructionembodiedinthisthesis.Inaddition,itintroducesthismasterpieceandtheauthorEdwardJones;thesecondpartmainlydiscussestheconstructionofHenry’sidentity,includingthereasonandprocessofidentityconstruction;thethirdpartintroducesthealienationofHenry’sidentity,whichmainlyreflectedthealienationofthoughtsandbehaviors,aswellasthelivingactualityafteridentityconfusion.Thefourthpartistheconclusion,makingthispaperasummary.KeyWords:HenryTownsend;identityconstruction;identityalienation摘要《已知的世界》是美國作家愛德華.P.瓊斯的著名小說。本書講述了美國19世紀(jì)末，黑人奴隸主匪夷所思的一生。主人公亨利.湯森生為黑奴，用錢贖得自由身后，在弗杰尼亞買下自己的種植園，受白人奴隸主的影響，畜養(yǎng)自家三十三名黑奴，讓奴隸的生活慘不忍睹。本文通過論述的方式，研究主人公亨利.湯森的成長過程，因?yàn)樯姝h(huán)境的變化，主人公對自己的身份產(chǎn)生困惑，繼而不斷進(jìn)行身份構(gòu)建。在尋求身份認(rèn)同的過程中，亨利逐漸認(rèn)同部分白人主義，卻仍然存在對黑人同胞的同情，結(jié)果并沒有被白人主導(dǎo)的社會所認(rèn)可。最終，主人公思想行為混亂異化。筆者認(rèn)為，復(fù)雜多變的社會環(huán)境需要人用主觀能動性進(jìn)行身份構(gòu)建。同時(shí)在各種環(huán)境下，都要做清醒的自己，做到準(zhǔn)確定位，抵制誘惑，認(rèn)清前行的道路，進(jìn)行合理的身份構(gòu)建。本文具體分為四個(gè)大部分對此論文進(jìn)行論述。第一部分主要介紹什么是身份構(gòu)建以及身份構(gòu)建在此論文中的體現(xiàn)，除此之外介紹了《已知的世界》這本名著以及名著作者愛德華.P.瓊斯；第二部分主要論述小說中亨利的身份構(gòu)建，主要包括身份構(gòu)建的原因以及過程；第三部分介紹亨利身份構(gòu)建的異化，主要表現(xiàn)為思想行為異化，以及身份混亂異化后的生活現(xiàn)狀；第四部分為結(jié)論，對此論文進(jìn)行結(jié)論性總結(jié)。關(guān)鍵詞：亨利·湯森；身份構(gòu)建；身份異化TheKnownWorldHenry’sidentityconstructionandalienation1.IntroductionThispartisdividedintothreeparts.Thefirstpartintroduceswhatisidentityconstruction;thelasttwopartsintroducethenovelandauthor.1.1IntroductiontoIdentityConstruction“Identityconstruction”referstotheweakgroupsinordertoobtainthedominantposition,intheprocessofshapingidentity,theymakeself-definitionandself-construction,andultimatelytoestablishtheidentityofself.Identityconstructionisaprocessthatisconstantlynotimmutableandfrozen;identityconstructionshouldinvestigatedownincertainsituations,itisnecessarytoconsidertheinfluenceofhistoryandculture;alsoshouldpayattentiontothespecificsocialstructureandsocialcontextconstraints.Throughtheconstructionofidentityandsocialidentity,peoplecannotonlyimproveself-esteem,butalsoreducethesenseofvariableorincreasethefeelingasenseofsecurity,

inordertosatisfythepersonalsenseofbelonginginsocietyandpersonality,toeliminatethefearofdeath,findthemeaningofexistence.Identityisanattributeofapersonlivinginthecommunitycannotgetridofit,

andtheracialidentityshouldnotbeunderestimated.InthehistoryoftheUnitedStates,theblackraceisabiggroup,andintheAmericanmulticulturalsociety,peoplealwaysmakeracialidentityconstructiontoadapttotheongoingmulticulturallifeintheUnitedStatesinordertogetridofracialoppression,findtheminsocietyandgetridofthedifficultsituationoffiercecompetition.ThisarticlediscussestheblackprotagonistHenryTownsend.Astherepresentativeoftheblack,hishardgrowthhistory,liveunspeakablyinMulticulturalAmerican.InordertointegrateintoAmericanlifeinthewhitedominatedsocietybychangingtheidentity,sothatthewhiteworldwouldaccepthisidentityconstruction.Finallyhisidentityconstructionbringsaseriesofhistoricalchangestohim.1.2IntroductiontoTheKnownWorldTheKnownWorldisbasedontheUnitedStatesattheendofnineteenthCenturyahistoricalfacts,itaccountstheblackslaveownerHenryTownsendfantasticlife.Thisworkisregardedasepicincomparableintwenty-firstCenturyduringthefirsttenyearsofEnglishliterature.Thenovelhasagrandverve;itintertwinesthefatesofdifferentcharacterssothatformsahistory.Thenovelisfullofbeauty,butitisfilledwithpityforlife.Thisepicknownworldpublishedin2003,

wonthe2004PulitzerPrizeforfiction,theAmericanBookCriticsAssociationAward,and2005IMPACDublininternationalprize,wontheNationalBookAwardfinalistsagain.1.3IntroductiontoEdwardJonesEdwardJonesisafamousAmericanblackwriter,hefinishesthismasterpiecehard,andhemakesAfro-Americanliteraturetoanewpeak.Asacreator,heshapesthecharactersinthenovelwithaheightofview,endowsthenovelepicspiritatthesametime,andalsoshowsthecomplexityofhumanbeings.2.Henry’sIdentityConstructionThispartisoneofthemainbodiesofthispaper.Thefirstpartshowsthereasonofidentityconstruction,andthenmainlydescribeshowtomakeidentityconstruction.2.1Henry’sIdentityLossThispartmainlytalksaboutthereasonswhyHenrymakesconstruction.Therearetwomainreasons:thesurvivalenvironmentfactorsandHenrypsychologicalfactors.2.1.1HenrySurvivalEnvironmentFactorsThenovelbeginswiththedeathoftheprotagonistHenry,andrunsthroughthewholetextinanon-linearway.Henrywasaslave,fromachildhelivedintheplantationwithhisparentswhichbelongstowhiteslaveLordWilliamRobins.Andheacceptedunconditionaloppressionfromthewhiteslaveowners.Identityconstructionisparticularlyimportantformarginalizedpeople.ChrisWeldonsaid:“forthosewhoaretreatedintheinhumanways,andareregardedasthe‘other’peopleregardlessofgenderorrace,therightstospeaking,andrespectsforothersareveryimportant.Theseoftencomefromtheirsensesofbelongingtoagrouporcommunity”(Weldon155).Manyfactorsaffecttheidentityconstruction,Henry’slivingenvironmentsfromchildhoodandself-consciousnessurgedhisidentityconstruction:WhenHenry’sfatherAugustgotfreedomandwentawayfromtheplantationattheageoftwenty-twoyearsold，hewasnolongeraslavebutbecameafreecarpenter.Threeyearslater,whenHenrywasnineyearsold,hisfatherpaidaransomforgettingthefreedomforhismotherRydermill.Hisparentslefttheplantation;itremainedamarkinHenry’sheart,Henrycriedtorefusetolethisparentsleave.Henryspentalongtimelivingaloneduringparentswereabsentfromhim.Henrybecametheonlyslaveinthefamily,andhissenseofbelongingwasshattered.Asparents’identitychangesgaveHenryobstructionabouttheneedsofmeetingthefamilyloveandbelongingness,alsocontributedtoHenry’sservility—slaveconsciousness.ThewhiteslaveownersRobbinsgaveprovisions,onlyHenry’sparentscancometovisitHenryonSunday.Inliming,theparentswouldappearonSunday,broughtsomedeliciousfoodtomeetthebasicphysiologicalneedsofHenry.Foralongtime,afewweekstheywouldsawHenry,whenhisparentsgotfreedom,theytoldHenrythathewouldsoonbefree.AsAugustpromised,“youdon'thavetowaituntilyougrewup;youwouldcomehomewithus”(Jones19).However,thepromiseofparentshadnotbeenfulfilled,theyoungHenrygraduallyfeltabandonedbytheirparentsgenerally;hecouldnotgettoomuchloveandcarefromtheirparents.Henrygraduallychangedhismind.Hestayedinwhiteplantationfrommorningtonight,alsohedidnotgettoomuchlovefromparents;hishearthadnosustenance,causingHenryidentitylost,hewasconfusedabouthisexistence.HeleftfromhisparentsandlivedinRobinson’splantation;thethinking,behaviorsandlanguagesofwhiteslaveownersgavelittleHenrythepotentialandprofoundandlastinginfluences.AsHenrywasborntobecleverandsensible,hegotthewhiteslaveownersappreciation.HenrymadeRobbins’sahostler;hecouldaccompanyRobbinsandstaywithhimdayandnight.HenrycameandwentinManchesterandsomeotherplacesalongwithRobbins.LarryRogeroncedividedearlyblackslavesintothreecategoriesduringcivilwar,theyare:fieldslaves,domesticslavesandcraftsmanslaves,thendomesticandcraftsmanslavesareclosetothelifeofmaster,itiseasytobeacceptedandevenassimilatedbythemaster’sthoughts:“familyslavesandcraftsmenslaveswouldacceptwhiteslaveownerscertainaspectsoftheculturalcustoms.”(Roger177).AsaslaveatRobbins’shome,HenrylaterbecameafreemanbutstillwasRobbins’scraftsmanslave,soRobbins’sbadbehaviors,abusivelanguageswouldstayintheheartofHenry,whichhasgreatinfluenceonthegrowthofHenry.Thewhiteslaveownergavethisinfluence,itisfarmorethanwhattheparentsgaveHenry.ThoseinfluencescamefromparentsorthewhiteslaveownersbothleftamarkonthegrowthofHenry.ThosekindsoffamilyenvironmentsandlivingenvironmentswouldbringimportantchangestothegrowingHenry.TheenvironmentsthatcomefromtheoriginalfamilyeducationandtheinfluencesofthelivingenvironmentplayedaveryimportantroleonHenry’sgrowth.TheenvironmentoforiginalfamilyeducationrunsthroughHenry’slife.Familyeducationisthefoundationofalleducation,theinnatequalitiesletHenryhavesomedistinctivecharacteristics,butthekeytodevelopingistheinfluencescomefromthefamilyenvironment.Astheblackslaves,theseparatedfamilyenvironmentcouldnotmakeHenrygetmuchneeds,sotheoriginalecologicalfamilyenvironmentwouldbeashortboardduringHenrygrewup,whichaffectedallHenry’slife.Atthesametime,theenvironmentthatisthesocialenvironmentatthattime,thewhitedominatedAmericansociety,blackslaverystillexisted,theblacksconstantlywereoppressedbywhiteslaveowners,Henrywasinfluencedbytheenvironmentinthesocietyfromchildhood;itwasadirectrelationshiptoleadtoHenryidentityloss,eventuallyitledtoHenrytomakeidentityconstructionuntiltheidentitydissimilation.HenrygrewupintheWhiteSlavePlantation,hewasinfluencedbythelivingenvironment,itcannotdowithoutthepacesofsocialdevelopment,atthattimeintheUnitedStates,thewhiteslavegavetheblackslavesaverybadattitudeinplantation;Henryhadlivedtheoppressedenvironmentforalongtime,hewouldbeaffected,evenhewouldbechanged,andhecontinuedtomakethenewself-cognitionandidentityconstructionagain.2.1.2HenrypsychologicalfactorsAtthesametime,afterHenrylosthimselfundertheinfluencesofenvironments,hishearthasalsoundergonegreatchanges.ThelittleHenry,hisbodywasinthegrowingperiod,andthepsychologychangedalongwithages.Henry,whowasinhisearlychildhood,wasverysensitive,andhewouldfeelhisheartthroughtheoutsideworldgavehisattitude.Meanwhile,thecareswhichwerenotworthmentioningcamefromparentsandtheaccompaniesthedayandnightthatcomefromwhiteslaveownersmadeadistinctivecontrast,Henrywaslonelyintheearlystagesofgrowth,hewaswillingtoacceptmorewarmthinordertomeettheneedsinhisheart.NomatterwhogaveHenrycaresandcompanionshipwhathewantedtoget;hewouldnarrowthedistanceinhisheartandaccepteachother,sothathecontinuedtoimitate.Robbins,thewhiteslaveowner,wastheonlyonewhogavewarmthtoHenry;thetimelywarmthhelpedhimtochangethepsychology.JustasHenrydiscoveredthathisparentsdidnotlovehimasmuchashehadimagined,andsoonhewasfreetogohome,hefeltthathisparentshadabandonedhim,andhadaseriouspsychologicalchange.However,Robbinstreatedhimfriendly,hewouldfeelonlyherecouldseehope;hewouldtrytodohiswork,hewouldbemoreenthusiasticinordertogetsomerecognitionofthemaster,andthenthewhiteslaveownersgavehimgoodattitude.SoHenrydidn’tcareaboutwakingupveryearly,andhewouldworkbeforethesunhadnotyetraisedwithaheartfilledwithpassion,alsogavethemostconveniencestothewhiteslaveowners.So,Henrygraduallywasfarawayfromtheparents’feelings,andincreasedthefriendshipwithwhiteslaveowners,theformofflashbackofthisnovelalsojustsuggestedthattheemotionalreasonswhyHenrylaterbecameslavelord.Ideologywouldmakethebehaviorsandlanguageschange,theenvironmentalimpactmadeHenrycognitionwarpabouthisself-consciousness,whichledtotheconfusionoftheinnerperception,makingidentitylossduringgrowth.Inthenovel,alargenumberoflanguagesareusedtodescribeHenry’sinnermonologue.Throughthepsychologicalgap,theideaofheart,aswellastheactionsofHenry,itcouldbefoundthatHenry’spsychologicalchangesduringgrowing.Henry’sself-perceptiongraduallychanged,Henryhadcertainawarenessabouthisthinkingbyfeelingsurroundingenvironmentandspeakingwiththepeoplearoundhim.ThepsychologicalchangesofHenryresultedthathebegantoassesshisidea,expectationandbehavior;thenmadeconstantlyself-regulation.ThereasonswhyHenrymadeconstantlyself-cognitionandpsychologicalchangesarethatHenrylivedinthewhiteplantation,itgavehimmanypersonalexperiencesandmemories,sothathedevelopedhisthinkingandimagination.Thelifeintheplantationgavehimagreatinfluence,thewhiteslaveowner’sattitudetowardshimandthewayshisparentstreatedhimweredifferentfromeachother.ItwasthedifferencesthatmadeHenry’spsychologicalchangemoreserious,andthesatisfactionhasagreatdeviation.Therefore,Henry’spsychologicalchangespromptedhimtorecognizetheidentityagain,andthenmadetheidentityconstruction.Thereweremanyfactorsleadingtotheconstructionofidentity,thisarticlemainlytalkedabouttheobjectiveenvironmentandsubjectivepsychologicalchanges,andthetwomainfactorsshowedthemainreasonsfortheconstructionofHenryidentity.Inaddition,theidentityconstructionwasalsoaffectedbythesocialenvironmentandtheneedsofpeople.2.2HenryMakesIdentityConstructionPeoplecannotlivelongwithemptysoul.AfterHenrylosttheidentity,heconstantlylookedfornewhope,andhestayedtogetherwiththewhiteslaveownersalongtime,deeplyaffectedbyhim;slowly,Henrymadeidentityconstruction.Tobias,aBritishscholar,thoughtthatthedeepreasonswhyHenrywenttothemainroadofslaverywerethatthealienationofemotionfromparentswhenhewasyoungandtheinfluenceofthewhiteslaveownerRobbins.(Tobias75).AnAmericancriticcalledStephenMarshallpointedout:“l(fā)onelyandneglectedinthecircumstances,peopletendtobreedtherights”(Marshall170).Intheprocessofidentityconstruction,Henrymadetwochanges:fromblackpersontofreeman,fromfreemantoblackslaveholder.Identityisnotstatic,anditisbuiltbythedayaftertomorrow,becauseidentityisalwaysinaprocessofchange”(Hall227).Henrywasborncleverandsensible;hehasgottenslaveLordRobbins’sappreciationandlove.HenryslowlyrealizedthatonlyRobbinscouldbringhimhope,andhecontinuedtoshowhimself;hewasnotafraidofhardwork,wantedtogiveagoodimpressiontoRobbins.SothatHenry’sparentscametovisithimlater,heavoidedmeetingthem;hewouldtellhisparentstheweatherwastoocold.Afteravoidinghisparentsmanytimes,hewouldtelldirectly:“Ijustforgot.”(Jones22).RobbinsgraduallyfoundthatHenrywasacleverandsensibleboy,sohegavespecialcares,regardedHenryashisownpropertyjustlikehisownchild.WhenHenrywasdeliberatelyabsentfrommanyfamilygatherings,hisfatherangrilypushedhimontheground,thenthewhiteslaveownerRobbinswouldmakeasternwarningtoHenry’sfather,hewarnedAugustnottodosomewrongthings,especiallyforHenrybecauseHenrywashisproperty.RobbinshadayoungandpleasingHenry,regardedhimasavaluablepropertymorethananyotherslave.WhenHenrygothisfreedomfromthewhiteRobbinsthroughhisownefforts,Robbinslefthimhisplantationandlivedwithhiminthesameplace.Robbinsputhiminaseparateshantyshacks,differedotherslavers.Asafreemanhecouldjustcomeandgowithfreemencertificate.AmericanpsychologistAbrahamMaslowin1943inthe“human”incentivetheoriesproposedinthispaper,humandesiresandneedscanbedividedintofivecategories:physiologicalneeds,safetyneeds,loveandbelonging,respectandself-realization,arrangedrespectivelyfromlowertohigherlevel.Aftertheneedsofself-realization,peoplealsoneedSelf-Transcendencedemands.(Maslow370—396).Hehasbeenafreeman.Henry’spursuitwasfarmorethanthis,influencedbythewhiteslaveowners'ideology.Whenhelosttheidentity,Henrywantedtoseekmoreinnersatisfaction.RobbinswouldhelpHenryaccumulatewealth.InfluencedbyRobbinsdayinanddayout,HenryfoundthatonlytobecomeamanlikeRobbins,hecouldpursuehisself-esteemandidentity.UndertheinfluenceofRobbins,Henrygraduallyfadedfromhisblacktraditionandbegantoassimilatewiththewhitemainstreamsociety.Henrywouldcontinuetobuildhisidentitywithahigherdesireandneed.AndafterHenrybecametheblackfreeman,Robbinsstilldotedontohimall,gaveHenrythebootsandshoesfromtimetotime,byprovidinglifenecessitiesandpreferentialtreatmentstosatisfyHenry’sneedsforphysiology,safety,belongingnessandlove.Inasense,hewantedHenrytorespecthimanddeepenHenry’sservilityanddesalinatedHenry'blackslavishness.RobbinsbegantopayattentiontoandreliedonHenry,hegraduallycultivatedakindoflovetoHenrywhenHenryreceivedtheotherwhitescornsandinsults;Robbinswouldstandupforhim,Henrygraduallyshowedfear,loveandloyaltytoRobbins.WhereverRobbinswent,hewouldmentionthenameofHenry.ForHenry,Robbinswasworthrespectingandservingforhimatall.Slowly,Henrybecamefamousinthecircle,peoplepraisedhim“Godwouldhopethatleatherbootswornonthefeet.”(Jones121).ThefamousHenry’sprideanddesiregraduallyoverwhelmed,hebegantosavemoney,andRobbinstaughthimthevalueofthemoney.Robbinshadthedesiretocreatehisownkingdom,andHenryaccompaniedhimmanytimes.BythetimeHenryhadaccumulatedacertainamountofmoney,hehadbuiltahouseofhisownaroundtheplantationofRobbins’,andRobbinsgavehimalotofhelpsandadviceforhim.Henrystillhadahigherseeking;hewantedtolivethelifethatwasjustlikeRobbins’,althoughhewasablackman.Robbinsrepeatedlydemonstratedwealthandshowedtherights,andconstantlystrengthenedthevalueofHenryasaslaveownerandstrengthenedconsciousnesstostimulateHenry’sdesireforwealthandpoweroftherightsoftheworld.UnderhisexperienceandtheinfluenceofRobbins,

Henryalwaysthoughtthathewouldneverbealone,andifapersonbelongedtohim,itwouldbeakindofhappiness.Finally,undertheguidanceofRobbins,heboughtthefirstblackslavefromRobbins,whogrewupwithhimasayoungman,andHenrybecameaslaveowner.AfteralongtimeHenryhesitatedtotellhisabsolutelyignorantparentsaboutit,hisparentsreflectedsurprise,negation,opposition,butHenrystillinsistedonhisownbehaviors.Augusthithimwithastick;Henrygrabbedthecrutch,brokenonhisknee,said“thisisthefeelingsasamaster”(Jones148).angrilyinresponsetoangryfather.Henrygothisownhouse,thefirstslavesofhisinRobbinsblessing;HenryusedhismoneytobuyapieceoflandfromRobbins,laterexpandedplantationarea.FormthistimeHenrybegantobecometheblackslaveownersofthetruemeaning,intheprocessofidentitybuilding,Henrywasclosedtotheslaveowner.Untilhediedattheageofthirty-one,astheblackslaveHenryhadthirty-threeslaves,evenmorethan50acresofland;theresultswereveryhighforHenry’sposition,itwashigherthanalotofpeopleinManchesterCounty,theblackandwhite.Inthisregard,MarshallbelievedthatthefundamentalreasonwhyHenrychangedslavesintoslavelordwasthathisinnerdesireforpower,“(Henry)regardedhisownexperienceasadisguisetocoveruphisattemptstoruletheothers”(Marshall161).Henryhadgonethroughalongprocessofidentityconstruction.Inthisprocess,thetwochangesofidentitymeantthathehasmadethedifferentidentityconstructiontwotimes.Fromblackslavestoblackfreepeople,Henry’sidentityconstructionshowedthathedidnotmeetthecruelsituationwhattheblackslaveswereoppressed;inordertoseekthefreedomhemadeidentityconstruction;andhejustfollowedthefootstepsofhisparents,thisidentityconstructionwasreasonable.Atthesametime,italsoreflectedtheslaveryoftheUnitedStates,thewhitepeoplegaveconstantoppressiontotheblackpeople;iftheblackworkedhard,theycouldexchangeforfreedom,butalsotheblackpeoplealsohadfuture.However,afterHenrybecameafreeman,hedidnotsatisfythecurrentsituation,hemadethesecondidentityconstructionbutitwasnotsoreasonable,theblackHenrywasinfluencedbythewhiteslaveowners,hethoughtthatifhebecamethesamerolewithwhitecharacter,hecouldbeamemberofthewhitesociety,hethoughtthatheimitatedthewhitebehaviorsandthoughts,

thedistancebetweenthemwouldbecloser;andatlast,hewouldblendinthewhitedominatedsociety.However,itturnedoutthatafterHenrybecameaslaveowner,hisformerwhitemaster,Robbins,stillregardedhimasablackslaveinhisheart,andstilllookeddownuponhim.ThisshowedthatthenineteenthCenturyAmericansociety,slaveryandracismgavetheblackpeopleoppressionformanyyears,sothatpeopledidn'tbreakawayfromthisingrainedphenomenon.Henryeventuallybecametheslaveowner,itcamefromtheneedsinhisheart,healsowantedtobethewhiteslaveowners,hecouldcontrolothersandleadtheslaves,andhewantedtogethappinessbycontrollingothers.Jones,theauthorusedthestoryofplantationslaverywhichpeoplehadbeenfamiliarwithit,hefoundthatpeoplehadnotunderstoodthereality;heshowedthecomplexityofslaveryinAmericanhistorywiththewayofnarrating.TheauthornotonlymadeasimpledescriptionabouttwochangesofHenry’sidentity,thestoryofHenrywasjustapoint,theauthoralsocombinedthedifferentcharactersandthepeoplearoundHenrytogether,heportrayedtheinhumanslavery,andinthissocialenvironment,thecomplexhumannaturedisplayedbydifferentpeople.3.Henry’sIdentityAlienationThispartistheothermainbodyinthispaper.AfterHenrymakesidentityconstruction,whatresultshehas.thisparttalksabouttheresults,thatisidentityalienation;includingthoughtandbehavioralienation.3.1Henry’sThoughtAlienationTheprocessofHenry’stransitionfromslavetoslaveownerrevealedthatblackpeoplefoundtheirownidentityinthewhitedominatedsociety.Afteridentityconstruction,therewouldbealotofchanges.FortheidentityconstructionofHenry,hischangeswerethatinhisblackslaveconsciousnessinhisheartandtheservilityfromtheeyesofthewhitepeople.IntheprocessofHenrygrowingup,hewasinfluencedbytheenvironmentandhispsychologicalchanges;hestaggeredintothewhiteworldstepbystep.Whenhebecameablackslave,thereweretoomanyblackpeopleinthenature,whoweredifferentfromthewhite.DuringHenry’sidentityconstructiontoalienation,theinfluencesofthewhitemanhadchangedhimfundamentally.AccordingtoLarryRoger’sinterpretation,Negrobelongstodifferentcategoriesslaves,theyarenotthesameaboutthefeeling,whodidnotexperiencetheevolutionoffieldanddirectlywasafamilyofslaveswasnoteasytohatemaster,insteadproducingaspecialfeelingmoreeasily.(Roger31).RobbinsprotectedHenrywell,sohispsychologywouldbemoreintense,andRobbins’sapprovalwouldmakeHenryproud.RobbinsinducedHenrytobemasterstepbystepafterHenrygotfree,onceyouhadthem,andifyouhadone,youwouldnotbealoneintheworld.(Jones92).RobbinstriedtoconvinceHenrytobuyslaveswiththeassumedwords.WhenHenryboughtthefirstblackslaveMosey,Henrytreatedhimasabrother,whentheyworkedhardaday,theywouldbeinfrontofthehousewheretheybuilttoholdtogether,theyplayedrolltorolllikefamilymorethanasaplaymate.Thatistosay，althoughHenrybecamethetrueslaveowner,hewasnobarrierorthedistancebetweenslaves;hisinnerwasstillblack,atleasttothesamecolorblack,hehadnothavetoomuchmalice,yethewasaslaveowner,andhedidnothavetoomuchideaaboutthis.HisalienationcamefromthewhiteslaveLordRobbins;whenhesawHenrytreatedhisslavesfriendlyandharmonious,hewasnotsatisfied;hewouldthinkthatHenrywouldnotprotecthisownproperty;inhisopinion,theslavewasakindofproperty,andthepropertyatanytimewouldhaveavalue-addedpossibility.JustashelovedHenryvery