MyOedipusComplexO'Connor'searlylifewasmarkedbyhisfather'salcoholism,debt,andill-treatmentofhismother.O'Connor'schildhoodwasshapedinpartbyhismother,whosuppliedmuchofthefamily'sincomebecausehisfatherwasunabletokeepsteadyemploymentduetohisdrunkenness.FrankO’Connorp.342Oedipus

("swollenfoot")

TragickingofThebes,sonofLaiusandJocasta,whowaslefttodiebyhisfatherwithaspearthroughhisfoot,sinceanoraclehadsaidOedipuswouldkillhim.Thebabywasfoundbyashepherd,whonamedhimandgavehimtobeadoptedbythekingPolybusofCorinth.

WhenitwasprophesizedthatOedipuswouldkillhisfather,heleft,notknowingPolypuswasnothisrealparent.AsOedipustraveled,hecametoDavlia,wherethreeroadscrossedeachother.Hereheencounteredachariotdrivenbyhisbirth-father,KingLaius.TheyfoughtoverwhohadtherighttogofirstandOedipuskilledLaiusinselfdefense,unwittinglyfulfillingpartoftheprophecy.OnhiswaytowardsThebeshemettheSphinx,acreatureswhowouldonlyletthepersonwhocouldsolveits'riddlelive.Thequestionwas:whatbeginswithfourlegs,liveswithtwoanddieswiththree.ThewiseOedipusanswered:man,forheisborncrawling,liveswalkinganddieswithacaneinhishand.Thenhekilledthemonster.

AsarewardforkillingtheSphinxOedipusmarriedQueenJocasta,neitherofthemknowingwhohereallywas.Ondiscoveringwhohereallywas,Oedipustoreouthiseyes,cursedhimselfandhissonsandleftThebeswithAntigone,andJocastacommittedsuicide.

whenFreudspokeoftheOedipuscomplex,hemeanttheson'ssecretwishtokillhisfatherandmarryhismother.Inthebeginning,theyoungboydisplayssignsofexcitementandsatisfactionwhenhisfatherarrivesunexpectedlyonhisvisitsfromthewar.His"pleasantmustysmell"and"SantaClausentrancesandexits"interesthim.Aslongashisdailyroutineswithhismotherareuninterrupted,heremainsinastateofhappiness.Larrylackedfriendshisagebecausetheonlypersonhespenttimewithwashismother.AsaresulthecreatesMrs.LeftandMrs.Righttodiscusshisproblemsandtofightboredomwith.ThedayhisfathercamehomefromthewareverythingchangedforLarry.Hefindshisfatheraltogetherlessinterestingwhenhearriveshome.Hisfatherisnotwearinghisuniformanddoesnothaveanysouvenirsfromthewar.Atthispointinthestorythereadercanactuallyunderstandwhythestoryiscalled"MyOedipusComplex."Larrybeginstoshowsignsofaseverecaseofthecomplex.Itisatthispointwherethecompetitionforattentionbegins.Thisisthefirsttimeinhislifewithouthavingthefullattentionofhismotherandforthefirsttimeinhislifehefeelsneglected.Larrydoesnotknowthathismotherhastoshareherloveandaffectionbetweenhimandhisfather.Healsodoesnotrealizethathisfatherishavingahardtimerightnowfindingajobtosupportthefamily.Larrydevelopsahatredforhisfatherbecauseofthis.

Heisconstantlywakinghisfatherupandfightingwithhim.Larryevenbelievesthathewillendupmarryinghismothertogetherawayfromhisfather.However,soonafterhisfather'sreturnfromthewaranewsonisbornintothefamily.AfterthiseventLarrychangeshisfocusfromhisfathertohisnewbrother,Sonny.Henowhadtocompetewithhisyoungerbrotherforhismother'sattention.Thisisacompetitionthathewillnotwin.Thebirthofhisbrotherintheendwillbringhimclosertothemanhe"hated"forsolong.Sonnyconsumedallofhismother'sattention;shehadnottimeforLarryandherhusband.Larryisconfinedinhisownlittleworldthroughoutmostofthestory.Heisaveryna?veandselfishcharacter.Hehasnosenseofwhatisgoingonaroundhim.

LanguagepointsHesmoked,whichgavehimapleasantmustysmell,andshaved,anoperationofastoundinginterest.Heexpectedeverythingtocomein

handy.Thewindowofmyatticfacedsoutheast.Mymotherhadcurtainedit.Iawayswokewiththefirstlight,feelingmyselfratherlikethesun,readytoillumineandrejoice.AtleastMrs.Rightdid;shewasverydemonstrative.(公開(kāi)表露感情）MotherandIcouldneveragreeaboutthat.Ourswastheonlyhouseintheterrace（斜坡）withoutanewbaby.Itwasprobablyacheapbaby,andMotherwantedsomethingreallygood,butIfeltshewastooexclusive.(挑剔的）334Butmotheronlybeamed堆滿笑容,