ABSTRACT
Complex, a psychological term, refers to a group of mental factors that are unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject or connected by a recognizable theme and influence the individual's attitude and behavior. William Faulkner, a preeminent Southern writer, had deep Southern Complex. He created the “little postage stamp of native soil”-- Yoknapatawpha County which is patterned after his real-life home in Oxford and Lafayette County and set many his works in this imaginary place. Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County novels crown nearly all aspects of the springheads of his Southern Complex. This paper analyzes William Faulkner’s Southern Complex in his works. The paper first defines complex and presents William Faulkner’s Southern Complex. It then elaborates four aspects of the embodiment of Faulkner’s Southern Complex in the Yoknapatawpha County novels: writing style, language, characterization and the setting, Yoknapatawpha County. It finally analyzes the internal cause and external cause that shape William Faulkner’s Southern Complex.
Keywords：Southern Complex; Southern gothic, language, characterization, Yoknapatawpha County
摘 要
情结是一个心理术语，指的是人的潜抑的一组相互关联的感觉和观念以及不自觉产生的复杂情绪体验。威廉·福克纳是美国著名的南方作家，有着深厚的南方情结。他以自己“邮票般大小的故土”为原型创建了约克纳帕塔法县，并以此作为自己作品的背景。福克纳的所有作品几乎都显现了他的南方情结。此篇论文分析了福克纳的南方情结在其作品中的体现。首先，这篇论文给“情结”和福克纳的“南方情结”下了定义。然后，论文从四方面来论证福克纳南方情结的体现：写作风格、语言、人物塑造和背景环境——约克纳帕塔法县。最后，论文分析了福克纳南方情结形成的内在原因和外在原因。
关键词：南方情结；歌特式风格；语言；人物塑造；约克纳帕塔法县
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Faulkner’s Complex research 2
2.1 Definition of Complex 2
2.2 Southern Complex 2
3. Embodiment of Southern Complex 4
3.1 Southern Gothic 4
3.1.1 Gothic atmosphere 4
3.1.2 Gothic plot 5
3.1.3 Gothic charaters 6
3.2 Language 6
3.2.1 Southwest humor 7
3.2.2 Dialect 8
3.3 Characterization 9
3.3.1 Quentin Compson and Emily Grierson 10
3.3.2 Jason Compson 11
3.3.3 Caddy Compson 12
3.4 Yoknapatawpha County 12
4. The causes for the shape of Southern Complex 14
4.1 Internal Causes 14
4.2 External Causes 15
5. Conclusion 17
Acknowledgement 18
References 19
