摘要Chapter1IntroductionChapter2literatureReviewChapter3ResearchDesignChapter4DataAnalysisChapter5ConclusionBibliographyAcknowledgementsChapter1IntroductionThesaddessshowontelevisionisnotadramabutratherahalf-houranimatedcomedy.BojackHorsemanwasthebestshowof2014.Ibelievethatitcouldevenkeepthetopspotin2015.TheanimateseriestakesplaceinaversionofHollywoodinhabitedbybothhuman-likeanimals.WerarelyseesuchadeepandcomplexcharacterinTVcartoons.Hispersonalityisfullofincurableflaws,someofwhicharesofamiliarthatmanypeopleclaimtohavefoundtheirshadowinBoJack.Theseflawsmadehimathoroughly"slagman".Dianesaidinhisautobiography:"Heissocleverthathecanseeallthefailuresandmistakesinhislife,butheneverwantstotakethestepstosolvethem."Butevenifhedidsomanybadthings,hestillwonusforgivenessandevencompassion.Thisispartlybecauseofhissoberunderstandingofhisguilt,andbecauseoftheshadowofhischildhood-tragicexperiencesthatseemtojustifyeverythinghedoes.Freud'spersonalitytheoryismainlyusedinpsychoanalysis.Itisalsoappliedtothecharacteranalysisofthecharactersinthefilmandtelevisionworks.Byapplyingthistheory,wecanfundamentallydiscoverthecausesofcharacterformation.Andhegetstoknowyourselfmoreclearly,whichhasgreatpracticalsignificance.IusethistheorytoanalyzeBoJackHorseman,whowasborninanunhappyfamily,ashismothersaid,"Borntobebroken."Inordertowritehisautobiography,Dianerepeatedlyvisitedhischildhoodandhisparents.WhenBojackfinallywasreadytotalk,hedescribedhisparentsas:"Theydrinkalcohol."Myfatherwasafailednovelist,mymotherwasthedaughterofthesugarbandSugarman,butmyfatherhatedher.HeusedtoletmecrywithhimwhenhelistenedtoBohr'srecord.HeaskedmetobuildmyowntreehouseanddestroyitwhenIwenttosummercamp,becauseIdidn'tuseapassionateChristiannail,butascrewthathecalledafancyJewishnail.Thisnarrativepointstoadeep-rootedcontradictioninthebrokenfamily,whichishisfather'scareerfailure.Thefather'sfailurehasagreatimpactonBojack.Hisanxietydisorderandnarcissisticpersonalityarelargelyrootedinadeepfearofcareerfailure.Thecontradictionbetween...
