荒谬与反抗对《在路上》的哲学解读-英语语言文学专业论文.docxVIP

1 -1‘‘γ11!11 1j 1 -1 ‘ j j qiJ!!li l ii li ll u l l II }Y 1 944409 Absurd and Revolt： The Metaphysics of On the Road BV You Chengchen Supervisor：Zhang Shaoquan A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts to the Foreign Languages College of Jiangxi Normal University 2011 司 如 AbstractOn Abstract On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a story of two young men，Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty．They rebel against the conventions、析t11 their seemingly crazy behaviors．The novel is a Beat classic and has great influence on the values and life styles in America． The thesis tries to analyze this novel from Camus’S philosophical concept of “absurd’’“revolt’’and the“creation of values”．Besides chapter 1 the Introduction， and Conclusion，this thesis includes three chapters，expounding the absurd heroes’ journey form confronting the absurd，revolting against the absurd to creating values． The Introduction gives a brief introduction to BG,Jack Kerouac，and On the Road；has a short literature review of the study of this novel abroad and in China． What follow are the presentation of Camus’S philosophy and the purpose and the significance of this study． Chapter two analyses the absurdity after explicating the concept of Camus’S absurd．The protagonists meet absurdity fro-m death，self and society．Confronting absurd is the starting point of the search．Knowing the absurdity of existence，the absurd heroes begin their revolt on the road． Chapter three discusses how the absurd heroes revolt against the absurd．From Camns，absurd man has no prigiven rules，daring to say no and trying to live life tO its full．The absurd heroes in On the Road deny the prevailing middle—class value and authority．They expand their life experiences谢tll sex，drug addiction and fast driving． Besides，they strive to get identical recognition by joining the subculture． Chapter four explores the values behind the revolt．First，the values for selves are their searching