| dc.description.abstract | This article discusses the characters’ abnormal psychology in Eileen Chang’s novels, and puts emphasis on causes of those abnormal psychology characteristic. The essay will also discuss the psychological conditions which lead to derailed behaviors, but not to criticize those impropriate behaviors which depart from regular practice. First of all, this article defines the abnormal psychology and its correlated theories. Then, introducing the life experience of Eileen Chang, and remarks the relationship between Chang’s and the novel character’’s psychology characteristic. The family and affections of Chang’s personality will also be discussed. The analysis issue will be divided into three main factors, including family, affections, and social aspects, such as war and poverty, which plays vital roles on people’s abnormal personality. We can discover various abnormal personalities in Chang’s novel. We take “Golden Lock” as abnormal family relationship, especially the attitude of Chi-Chiao Tsao treats her own children. The affection between Hsiao-Han Hsu and her father is also considered as abnormal love. Nevertheless, Chen-Bao Tung obeys the traditional rules on appearance, but against them under the table. As for his wife Yen-Li Meng, who is not only afraid to face her own need, but also lives under the traditional control. Combining all the analysis above, we can gather three main factors: family, love, and society aspect, which affect the characters’ abnormal psychology most. Although this article analyzes the abnormal psychology in three vary factors, those factors are also related to each other, as same as the chain rules in biology. After observing, we discover that each abnormal character in Chang’s novels has his/her own sorrow under
the surface. Perhaps because of the environment force, money temptation, sad memory from family, or wrong cognition to affection, they produce the tragedies all by themselves after all. That’s why the author always uses sympathetic writing to describe their abnormal changes on characteristic. Perhaps this is what Eileen Chang once quoted Confucian’s speaking means, “After realizing its sentiment, pities but do be feared.” | en_US |