Pruitt V D
Washburn University, Department of English, Topeka, KS 66621, USA.
Bull Menninger Clin. 2000 Fall;64(4):494-508.
In two of her works of short fiction--"Differently" (1989) and "Carried Away" (1991)--the eminent contemporary Canadian writer Alice Munro delineates a series of psychologically complicated interactions between heterosexual couples. These psychodynamics have not been identified and explored in existing literary criticism on these stories. Assisted by the clinical experiences and judgments of psychiatrists and psychologists who have analyzed the intricacies of romantic love and passion, the author examines the often puzzling behaviors exhibited in these narratives by characters involved in erotic relationships. She also identifies two paradigms for personal fulfillment implicit in both stories.
在当代加拿大著名作家爱丽丝·门罗的两部短篇小说作品——《与众不同》（1989年）和《失控》（1991年）中，她描绘了一系列异性恋情侣之间心理复杂的互动。在现有的关于这些故事的文学批评中，这些心理动态尚未得到识别和探讨。在分析过浪漫爱情与激情复杂性的精神科医生和心理学家的临床经验及判断的辅助下，作者审视了这些叙事中涉及性爱关系的角色所展现出的常常令人费解的行为。她还识别出了这两个故事中隐含的个人成就的两种范式。
