An Analysis of the Good and Evil View in Agatha Christies Works—Taking the Murder of Orient Express as an Example开题报告

1. 研究目的与意义

The concept of good and evil humanity refers to the fundamentalviewpoints and attitudes of people on a series of important issues such as thenature, origins, standards, and the basis for the evaluation of good and evil. Freudthought that the personality structure consists of three parts: id, self, andsuperego. The primordial ego refers to the primitive self, that contains thebasic desires, impulses, and vitality needed for survival. The id is the sourceof all mental energy. The id is based on the principle of happiness. It ignoressocial morality and external norms of behavior. Its only requirement is to gainhappiness and avoid pain. The goal of the id is to seek individual comfort,survival and reproduction. It is unconscious and not perceived by individuals. Accroding to these theories , humanity is complicated. Everyone has different criteria for judging right from wrong, so it cannot be generalized. And Agatha Christie#8217;s work precisely reflects the complex nature of humanity. She can use the genitals to complicate homicide. The trick is not only the writing techniques and subtle language that are worthy of our study, but the various concepts of good and evil reflected in their works are worth our deep thinking.

2. 研究内容和预期目标

This article mainly takes 'Murder on the Orient Express' as anexample, and combines the characters in the novel to discuss the concept ofgood and evil described by Agatha Christie. After analyzing the personality or characteristicsof each character''s image, this paper expounds their different standards of judgingthe good and evil of human nature, and analyzes the design conception ofAgatha. Finally, by analyzing the original intention of the author''s concept,Agatha Christie''s views on the good and evil of human nature and the conceptshe admires will be summed up.

3. 国内外研究现状

The public''''s awareness is very high, but the relatively professional literary world does not give Agatha Christie the attention it deserves. For her research, there are mainly these kinds: analyzing the main characters in her works and reading Agatha Christie''''s feminism analyzes her writing techniques and the plot characteristics of her novels, as well as the human nature of her works. And the more is a remake of Agatha''s works, as well as the study and interpretation of these works.

4. 计划与进度安排

1.abstract

2. introduction of agatha christie and her work:murder on the orient express

3. the goodness and evilof humanity

5. 参考文献

murder on the orient express. christie,a. 1934

agatha christie:power and illusion. r.a.york. . 2007

the gentle art of murder:the detective fiction of agatha christie. bargannier,earl. . 1980