关键词：《道林·格雷的画像》；王尔德；弗洛伊德
ABSTRACT
The Picture of Dorian Gray, which is very controversial after being published, is the unique novel of Oscar Wilde. But in some aspects, the main characters in the novel are the true reflection of Wilde’s character. The paper analyzes the three main characters in the The Picture of Dorian Gray from the theory of Freud about the Id, Ego and Superego. It then elaborates the influence of the characters on Oscar Wilde and the application of the theory to The Picture of Dorian Gray. To some extent, the novel is a truthful reflection of contradictory triple personalities of the author Oscar Wilde: the three main characters, Dorian, Basil and Henry, faithfully reflect the three aspects of Wilde’s personality: the id, the superego and the ego. It finally discusses the relationship between the three main characters and the reflection of the author’s sophisticated personality. Based on detailed analysis and comparison between the three characters and the author, the paper aims to make a deep research of the main characters in the novel.
Key words： The Picture of Dorian Gray; Wilde; Freud
Contents
1．Introduction 1
2. Brief Introduction of Oscar Wilde 3
2.1 The life and works of Oscar Wilde 3
2.2 Aestheticism in The Picture of Dorian Gray 4
3. Brief Introduction of The Picture of Dorian Gray 6
3.1 The Plot of The Picture of Dorian Gray 6
3.2 The theme of The Picture of Dorian Gray 7
4. The theory of Freud about the Id, Ego and Superego 9
4.1 id 9
4.2 ego 10
4.3 superego 10
4.3 The interaction of id, ego and superego. 10
5. The application of the theory to The Picture of Dorian Gray 12
5.1 Dorian the id 12
5.2 Henry the ego 13
5.3 Basil the superego 14
5.4 The interaction of the three elements in Wilde’s character 15
6．Conclusion 17
Acknowledgements 19
References 20
