A Discourse Progress Analysis in The Human Stain from the Lacanian Perspective
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This thesis pays attention to the application of Lacan’s theory of psychoanalytic discourse in four main characters in The Human Stain through close reading. The thesis finds out that the four characters represents four Lacanian discourses. Specifically focusing on the two women characters, the thesis points out the progress from Delphine to Faunia with its deconstruction of knowledge and love. Finally, the thesis raises possible measure to get the progress, which is meaningful to modern people, especially women.
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