宠儿beloved读书报告

PAGEPAGE4文法分院读书报告题目Ashackleagainstblackslaves班级:11商本3姓名:周江美学号:11203023319书名:Beloved作者:ToniMorrison总页码：出版社：出版时间：版次，印数TitleAbstract：Belovedismainlytalkedaboutablackslavery,shewantedtoescapefromtheemploy.However,shewashuntedbyhunter.Andinherarms,thereisachild.Forherdaughter,shedidnotwanttohertobecomeaslaveagain,shekilledherdaughter.Whereas,thebabywasappearedin18years.Shesoughttheloveofhermotheragainandagain,shewantedtorevenge.Finally,thefamilywasbroken.Keyword:beloved;Oppression;Rebellion;ToniMorrisonhismotherBabySuggsislessinterestedinthelivesofhisslavesthanselfsatisfiedwithhisgenerosity,carryinghisdominanceanddisplayinghisgancebydirectingthenamingofhisexclaves.Underthisinsulatedcircumstances.HoweverBabySuggsnalnametokeepconnectedwithherhusbandretainsherorigin,evenifitdoesnotfitthestandardsofwhitenaming.Theyarenotappropriatewordsfornames.ItsoundsawkwardwhenDenvercallsher"GrandmaBaby.StampPaid:StampPaid'、renamingofhimselfalsoindicateshiseffortstofightagainstthewhitehegemonyandtoobtainanewidentityStampPaidchallengesthewhitepowerbyrenaminghimself"LetmetellyouhowIgotmyname"""TheycalledmeJoshuaIrenamedmyself".StampPaidrenamedhimselfafterbeingforcedtogivehiswifetohismaster'、son.Agravesacrificehemadeduringhisenslavementhascausedhimtoconsiderhisemotionalandmoraldebtstohepaidofffortherestofhislifewhichaccountsforhisrenaminghimself"StampPaid”Anewnamesuggestsanewlife.UpontakingthenewnameandthenewidentityStampPaiddedicateshimselftohelpingdeliverthefugitiveslavesacrosstheOhioRiver.Hewantstoextendhisdoubtlessnesstootherpeoplebyhelpingthempayoutandoffwhatevertheyowesinmisery.LikeBabySuggsStampPaidrejectsnamesgiventothembywhites}andestablishesanewidentityasafreeandusefulpersonfirstbyrenamingthemselves.4.PlotsummaryThegeneralplotofBelovedisasfollows:AformerslavenamedSetheistheprotagonistofthenovel.EighteenyearsagosheescapedfromSweetHome,theplantationwhereSethepreviouslylivedinKentuckywithherhusbandHalleandanotherfourmaleslavesincludingSixo,PaulA,PaulDandPaulFtoOhio,afreestatewherehermother-in-lawlived.Aheadofhershesentherthreebabies,oneyet-unnamedgirlandtwolittleboys.OnherwaytoOhioshegavebirthtoanotherdaughter,Denver.Gooddaysweresoshortthattheslaveownerschoolteachercametocatchherbeforeshewasawareofthis.Sethedecidedtomakeherbabiesfreebykillingthem,butshewasstoppedaftercuttingthethroatofthe"crawling-already"daughter.Shereceivedajailsentencebecauseofdestructionofproperty(thechildisaslavewhobelongstotheslaveownerandslaveownershaverightstopursueslavesacrossstatebordersaccordingtotheFugitiveBillin1793andin1850).BythetimeSethewasreleased,Beloved,theghostofthedeadbaby,hadcometohauntthehouse.Unabletoendurethemischievousspiritandoutoffearoftheirmother,thetwoboyslefthome,andbeforelonghermother-in-lawdied,onlySetheandDenverwereleft.Thissituationdidn'tchangeuntilPaulDarrivedwhodrovetheghostoffthehouse,andthenheandSethebecamelovers.However,anunknownandstrangeyoungwoman,whoappearedtobetheagethatthedeadbabywouldhavebeen,inadditionshecalledherselfBeloved.Inthefollowingdays,Sethetookherasthedeadbaby,soshewasverysorryforherandlovedher.Onthecontrary,BelovedinducedPaulDandforcedhimfirstoutofthehouseandthenoutofSethe'slife.ThenBelovedtorturedSethephysicallyandmentally.Denver,anxiousabouthermother'slife,soughthelpfromtheblackwomeninthecommunity.UnderthecollectiveforceofthecommunityBeloveddisappeared,andDenvergrewupaftergoingthroughsomanythings.Shefoundthecouragetomakelifeplans.ThestoryendswithahappyendingthatPaulDreturnedtoSethewhowalkedoutoftheshadowofthemiserablepast.5.MythoughtsLifeisprevioustoeveryone.However,inordertomakeherdaughterfree,Sethekilledherowndaughter.Whatcanbemorepreviousthanlife?Thatfree!Someonewanttolive,however,theycannot.Maybetheywerediedwhentheyborn.Orevendieborn,whereas,someonedonotcherishtheirlife.Forme,Ijustmadeastupidthing.Imadearguewithsomeoneelse.Iwassoangry,sosad,thatIlostthehopeofliving,Ichosetodropintotheriver.Thateverythingwouldbegone.Iwillneverfeelanypain,neverfeeldepressed.Butotherpeoplecomesby,theycometocallpublicsecurity,andsometeachercometosaveme.Iwasembossed,thatmanyofpeopleknowIdidastupidthing.Untilnow,Iwasstillsorrow.Thatwasmyexperience.Someonewanttolive.Someonewanttodie.ForBeloved,shewantedtolive,butshecannot.Inchinesesaying,shewaswrongborn.Shecannotbeblack.Shecanchoosetobeachildofwhitepeople,thefactisalwaysmerciless.Icanunderstandthefeelingthathermotherkillher,shewastoyoung,shedoesnotunderstandanything,buthermother,whogivebirthtoher,cannotbelievethatshekilledherowndaughter.Shewantedtorevenge,yes,revenge.Forme,maybeIwilldothattoo.BecauseIdonnotknowanythingaboutslavery,butIonlyknowIwaskilled.Sethe,asamother,noonecanlovemuchdeeperthanher,she,asablackslavery,livedalifeinmuchevenworsethandog,orcat,shewasbrave,shewantedtogoawaysuchlife,unfortunately,inthewaytofree,shegivebirthtoBeloved.Shehadalreadyexperiencethatlife,chooseliveinaterriblelifeordie,somadeaendingtoherdaughter’slife.Wecansayshewasacruelmother,wecanalsosayshewasagreatmother.Atonehand,shekilledherdaughter.Atanotherhand,shelovedherdaughter,soshenamedherdaughter,beloved.Sethehadnofault,belovedhadonnofault,thefaultwasAmerican.Atthebeginning,EnglanderhadinvadedIndian,andtheytreatedtheminawayoflivestock.Theydonotfeelashamed,howridiculous.Inthebook,thereisasentence,"SixtyMillionandmore"ThissentenceappearsinthetitlepageofBeloved.Ononehanditisusedtocomfortsixmilliondeadblackslaves,ontheotherhandtoletreadersknowaboutthetorturesoftheblackssufferedphysicallyandmentallyunderthecruelslavery.Thishugenumbershowsthattheexploitationofthewhitestotheblacksfirstlystartsfromtheirbodies,thentotheirsouls.Inthenovel,whenSetheadvisedhermother-in-lawtoleavethehousetheywerelivingbecauseoftheghostofthedeadbaby,hermother-in-lawansweredlikethis:"What'dbethepoint?"askedBabySuggs."Notahouseinthecountryaren’tpackedtoitsrafterswithsomedeadNegro'sgrief."Itcanbeseenfromthisthatthedeathoftheblacksinthiscountryisverycommon,eventheblacksthemselvesfeelnumbaboutit.Thisisanobviouslybadresultofthedisciplinarytechniquesonbodyfromthewhitestotheblacks.WhenFoucaulttalkedaboutthisissue,helookedbackupontheClassicAgefrom17thcenturyto18thcenturywhichisaneraofcorporalpunishment.Inthatperiodoftime,amethodofcontrollingbodiesappeared,thatisthedisciplinarytechniques.Accordingtothistechniquehumanbeing'sbodycanbechanged,tamed,controlled,shapedandimproved.Disciplinefirstlyisapoliticaltechniqueofbody,.Andthenitgoestospritandthinking,fordisciplineonbodyismoredirect.Thedisciplineofthewhitestotheblacksisakindofbrutal,unrestrainedandblatantexploitation.6.Conclusion:ThereasonwhyshecreatedBelovedhasbeentoldbyToniMorrisonintheprefacetoBeloved.Althoughslaveryhasbecomeapastthing,itisstilltheultimatereasonoftheproblemstheAmericanblacksarefacingnow.Soitisnecessarytolookbacktothehistoryofthatperiodandmaketheblacksnowadaysgetstrengthandinspirationthroughrememorizinghistoryandfindsubjectconsciousness,independentpersonalityandfreeidentitythroughrewritinghistory.AbovealltheauthorappliesFoucault'spowertheoryondisciplinetoanalyzehowthewhitescontroltheblackscompletely.Thewhitesdisciplinetheblacks'bodybyusingthe"punishmenttechnique"and"regulationtechnique".Bythesetwokindsoftechniquesthewhitesnotonlycontroleachblackperson'sbodybutalsotheoperationofthewholepopulation.Next,thewhitesdisciplinetheblacks'soul,whichincludesthecontroloverspeechandeducationonthought.Thereforethewhitescouldtransformtheblacksintothequalifiedsubjecttheyneededmost."Powerisarelationshipofforceinessence."So,powerhastwofactors,forceandcounterforce,thatistosay,wherethereisoppression,thereisrebellion.Therearethreetypesofrebellion.FirstlythegentlestyleofrebellionisrepresentedbythefirstgenerationsuchasBabySuggsandStempPaid.Underoppressionoftheslavery,someblackslavesgraduallybecameawareoftheevilofslaveryandtheterriblelossofsubjectiveconsciousness.Theywantedtomakesomephysicalchangeswhichisthefirststepofsalvation.Howeverduetothelone-timeoppressionbyslaverytheyfeltthatthissituationwasnotpossibletochangecompletely.Theywereafraidofthepowerfulslavery,sotheydidn'tresorttoviolenceandjustresistedinagentlestyle.Thisstyleisonlytorelievebutnotsolveproblemsfromthebeginning,soitisdoomedtobeafailure.SecondlytheviolentstyleofrebellionisrepresentedbythesecondgenerationsuchasSetheandSixo.Theyhadastrongsubjectiveconsciousnessandclearlyknewwhattheywantedmost-toliberatethemselves,togetfreedomandindependentpersonalityandidentity.Ifnotsuccessful,theypreferredtogiveuplivesratherthancompromise.Withsuchastrongdetermination,theyinevitablytookaviolentwaywhenmakingacollisionwiththepowerfulslavery.Butthisconfidenceanddeterminationwentsoextremelythatitbecameakindofindividualheroism.Itisobviousthatindividualpowerisslightandsmallwhenfacingthestrongpowerofslavery.Sotheviolentstylealsocannotsolveproblemsoftheblackstotally.ThirdlytherationalstyleofrebellionisrepresentedbythethirdgenerationsuchasDenver.Shelearnedlessonsfromp