Acknowledgement 4-5 Abstract (English) 5-6 Abstract (Chinese) 7-11 Chapter One Introduction 11-21 1.1 Bernard Malamud and His works 11-13 1.2 About The Fixer 13-15 1.3 Literature Review of The Fixer and the Framework 15-21 Chapter Two Foucault’s Power Theory 21-33 2.1 Foucault’s View of Power 21-23 2.2 Disciplinary Power 23-31 2.2.1 Disciplinary Techniques 24-27 2.2.2 Panopticism 27-30 2.2.3 Theory of Prison 30-31 2.3 Resistance to Power 31-33 Chapter Three Disciplinary Techniques in The Fixer 33-53 3.1 Hierarchial Observation 33-41 3.1.1 Omnipresent Observation in Prison 33-37 3.1.2 Mutual Observation in Factory 37-38 3.1.3 The Panoptic Eye in Society 38-40 3.1.4 Summary 40-41 3.2 Normalizing Judgement 41-47 3.2.1 Normalization of the Society 41-43 3.2.2 Normalizing Judgement of Yakov 43-45 3.2.3 Normalizing Judgement of Bibikov and Ivan 45-47 3.3 The Examination 47-50 3.3.1 Examination in Prison 48-49 3.3.2 Examination in Society 49-50 3.4 Summary 50-53 Chapter Four Resistance to Disciplinary Power 53-70 4.1 Yakov’s Transgression 53-56 4.1.1 Leaving Shtetl for Kiev 53-55 4.1.2 Leaving for Forbidden Area 55-56 4.2 Yakov’s Resistance to Disciplinary Power 56-62 4.2.1 Resistance to Harsh Living Environment 57-59 4.2.2 Discourse and Power 59-62 4.3 Yakov’s Spiritual Growth 62-70 4.3.1 Awakening 63-65 4.3.2 Suffering for Others 65-70 Chapter Five Conclusion 70-72 Bibliography 72-75 |
