Active Exploring Psychoanalysis in British and American Literature

 　　In the early 1990s, the United States was in a period of rapid development. Against the background of comprehensive economic and cultural improvement, American writer Winston Groom wrote the absurd novel "Forrest Gump". It has an important position that cannot be ignored in the development of British and American literature history. "Forrest Gump" tells the daily life of a mentally handicapped patient with an IQ of only 75. It shows the events in American society from a unique and novel perspective in the novel. The intention is to deeply penetrate into such novel culture. The practical significance, with its profound positive exploration spirit, calls on people to examine the essence. Therefore, it is most appropriate to start from Forrest Gump to explore the active spirit of exploration in British and American literature in the history of contemporary literature.

　　1. Outline of the story of "Forrest Gump" The

　　novel begins with a first-person perspective, and this first-person perspective is the protagonist in the novel "Forrest Gump" - Forrest Gump, people call him Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump was born in Alabama in the 1950s. After birth, his parents found that Forrest Gump had low IQ, unresponsiveness, and severe spondylosis. Doctors put orthoses on Forrest Gump's legs to help him walk. . After his father left, Forrest Gump and his mother depended on each other, but the mother was like a staunch optimist, constantly encouraging Forrest Gump. Later, when Forrest Gump entered elementary school, he met a little girl who was sincere to him - Jenny, who was also Forrest Gump's only childhood friend. When other children bullied Forrest Gump, Jenny was always firm. He stood in front of Forrest Gump and told Forrest Gump to run. In the process of being forced to escape, the orthoses on Forrest Gump's legs spread out during the fast running.

　　After entering the university, during the process of being bullied and fleeing again, Forrest Gump could not run the speed of the car, so he chose another road. The choice of this road brought miracles to Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump ran to the football field by accident, his running speed was appreciated by the coach, and he was admitted to the football team. During his college years, with the help of the football team's star player representative, Forrest not only obtained a bachelor's degree, but also accepted a meeting with President Kennedy. The mother is proud of Forrest Gump, thinking that Forrest Gump is a gift from God to her, and her mother always believes that Forrest Gump's specialness will bring him another world.

　　After graduating from college, Forrest Gump met another friend in his life, Babu. When he was with Babu, Forrest Gump had the happiest time. It was a time when he could gain recognition without using his brain. , Forrest Gump has become a well-deserved hero by relying on his simple and pure characteristics and the running skills that are still in the state of talent. And Forrest Gump has never forgotten what Babu said to him. Their family has lived on shrimp fishing for generations, and they want Forrest Gump to continue their family's tradition. Just like what my mother said, stupid people are lucky, Forrest Gump went back to Green Bow Town and started catching shrimp. At the beginning, technical work such as shrimp fishing was a great challenge for Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump has tried many times, but he still cannot be as successful as other shrimpers. Lieutenant Taylor, who lost his legs, came to Forrest Gump to run a shrimp fishing business. In an accidental storm, Forrest Gump's boat swayed unscathed at sea, while other shrimpers' boats were all damaged in that storm. Perhaps it was God's mercy, or perhaps it was Forrest Gump's efforts that moved God , Lieutenant Taylor looked at Forrest Gump in front of him and chose to reconcile with God. At the same time, he also helped Forrest Gump's business to become better and better. Thus, Forrest Gump became a millionaire.

　　After the death of her mother, after a brief reunion with Jenny, Forrest Gump lost Jenny again. Jenny's farewell without saying goodbye brought a heavy blow to Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump was at a loss, and started a long-distance running aimlessly, across the entire United States. Forrest Gump once again attracted the attention of many followers during the long-distance running, until Forrest Gump once again strengthened his faith and found Jenny's goal. In the end, Forrest Gump still found Jenny, and Jenny had already given birth to her and Forrest's child. Forrest Gump thought about how to reconcile with Jenny, but after thinking about it, there was no result. At the end of the story, it is still Forrest Gump's self-report, like the ending that the absurdists have not finished, but it is this ending that reflects the meaning of life in the novel. Everyone's dream needs to work hard. Explore to see the final outcome.

　　2. Analysis of "Forrest Gump"

　　The IQ of the protagonist in the novel is only 75, but he has accomplished a number of successful things that ordinary people cannot achieve. The novel's ingenious story structure has made it a classic in the history of British and American literature. In the novel, the reality and the past are intertwined and displayed. With the help of the protagonist's narration, the reader follows his gaze as if he were there, and feels the protagonist's growth history. In Forrest Gump's description, the reader is like being in the long river of history, going upstream under the baptism of the years, looking for the long gone past. This kind of novel structure does not allow readers to imagine the future, but to better review the past and examine their own ordinary and insignificant history like the protagonist of the novel, Forrest Gump.

　　In such a literary structure, readers can search for themselves, re-examine human nature, return to nature, and better explore the spiritual themes behind the novel. In the novel, the connection between the segments breaks the conventional chronological order. The protagonist of the novel, Forrest Gump, seems to be face to face with the reader, telling the reader his history in different time and space in the same time and space. For Forrest Gump, this kind of ordinary experience seems to be something he is accustomed to in his life. The suffering he suffers does not need to use his brain, and he does not have such smart thinking to use. When he encounters any problem that cannot be solved, he will rely on "running" to solve it, and this kind of running seems to be the essence of Forrest Gump's success in life. Step forward to overcome all obstacles.

　　Forrest Gump's first-person narration of the protagonist makes the novel more real, and can resonate with readers as equal, warm and sincere. The novel "Forrest Gump" has extremely profound educational significance with the help of the growth stories of little people. In addition to feeling the historical process in Forrest Gump's warm and natural narrative process, readers can also experience Forrest Gump's spirit of active exploration and tenacious struggle in his continuous growth. Such hard work is the secret that guides Forrest Gump to success.

　　3. The positive spirit of exploration in British and American literature behind "Forrest Gump"

　　(1) Perseverance to win self

　　As a disabled person, Forrest Gump is not only a disability in terms of IQ, but also has a disability in his legs that needs to rely on orthoses to walk. Forrest Gump's admission to school is a precious opportunity obtained through the efforts of his mother. After entering the school, Forrest Gump was always bullied by his classmates because of his IQ and disability, but his mother told Forrest Gump to be strong and self-improvement. As Forrest Gump's only friend, Jenny did not insult Forrest Gump like the others, but kept encouraging him, telling him to run if he was in danger. In order to avoid being chased and beaten by his classmates, Forrest Gump kept running, and in the desperate run again and again, he exercised his running ability, which became an important ability for Forrest Gump in his future life. It is not only Forrest Gump's physique that is exercised during running, but also Forrest Gump's will. When he was a child, Forrest Gump ran away frantically, just to avoid his classmates, but this allowed Forrest Gump to get rid of the shackles of orthotics. It is precisely because of Forrest Gump's unremitting running that allows him to overcome his congenital deficiencies, overcome his weaknesses through acquired efforts, and run freely like the wind. Getting rid of the shackles of orthotics is the first step in Forrest Gump's active exploration of life.

　　Later, in Forrest Gump's life, running seemed to be a magic weapon to overcome all difficulties. Forrest Gump achieved success several times, but he could not escape the running attitude. Running was like the firmest creed in Forrest Gump's life, guiding Forrest Gump. Persevere and move forward. Forrest Gump successfully entered the university through running, entered the football team through running in the university, and became a football star in the football team because of his excellent running skills.

　　Running in the middle of Forrest Gump's life seems to be not just an act, but an unswerving determination, a profound belief that supports Forrest Gump to move forward bravely. With the help of unswerving running spirit, Forrest Gump successfully entered the American table tennis team and played in China, thus witnessing the historic Sino-US table tennis diplomatic event. Later, when he was doing shrimp fishing for a living, maybe it was God who could not bear to attack Forrest Gump's perseverance and fearless spirit, and only favored his boat. But in the same way, Forrest Gump did not give up lightly, and always insisted on his persistence and belief, and finally he was able to rely on his own efforts to get rich. Looking back on Forrest Gump's life course, it seems that running is the only choice for Forrest Gump in his life, and running represents Forrest Gump's positive exploration spirit of forging ahead, persevering, persistent and enterprising.

　　The characters in this novel represent thousands of ordinary people. They are not as disabled and stupid as Forrest Gump, but how many people can overcome, win, and finally achieve themselves like Forrest Gump? "Forrest Gump" deeply embodies the meaning of inspiration. No matter whether your body is handicapped or not, as long as you have a firm belief and perseverance, you will eventually succeed. This is also a concrete manifestation of the most common American dream in the history of British and American literature. The novel draws on the mentally retarded people like Forrest Gump as the protagonist, calling on people to think about the essence and actively explore the similarities with Forrest Gump in their own lives. From a more unique perspective, the novel shows Forrest Gump's firm determination to never give up and persevere in exploring the meaning of life.

　　(2) Never stagnate, move forward bravely

　　The birth of "Forrest Gump" seems to be a literary answer sheet at the end of the century in the United States in the 1990s. It has extended to become a classic novel, and it seems more like a fairy tale with good expectations. The weak young Forrest Gump relies only on his own efforts and simplicity. He is not afraid of difficulties, never stagnates, and moves forward bravely, and finally gains friendship, career and love. Such success is an achievement that is difficult for normal people to achieve. No matter how you look at it, the stories represented by archetypes like Forrest Gump are like fairy tales formed by exaggerating the good expectations in people's hearts, and some of the storylines in the novel seem to deeply reflect such fairy tales. For example, in his childhood, Forrest Gump should have relied on metal orthoses to help his disabled legs to walk, but in order to avoid being beaten, Jenny told him to run quickly, so Forrest Gump ran hard, which opened a new chapter in Forrest Gump's life. chapter. With the help of running, he became a running genius. Not only did he get rid of the shackles of orthotics, but running allowed him to go all the way without obstacles. He entered the university and became a star player, and finally became an American hero. This seems to depend on Forrest Gump's unremitting running power. The more fairytale-like plot in the novel is that Forrest Gump catches shrimp. Originally, when Forrest Gump caught shrimp with others, the others always returned with a full reward, but he got nothing. After a storm, all the shrimping boats except Forrest Gump were damaged. Since then, Forrest Gump can go to shrimp fishing and return with a reward, and soon Forrest Gump has become a millionaire relying on shrimp fishing. Such a story seems unbelievable in reality, and seems like a moving fairy tale specially created for readers.

　　But is the novel "Forrest Gump" just a fairy tale dream created by the author for people? In fact, Forrest Gump's story is a beautiful imagination that inspires ordinary people to realize their dreams. With the help of the success experienced by the abnormal protagonist like Forrest Gump in the novel, the author tells people that as long as they persevere, move forward bravely, and actively explore, they can rely on spiritual power to realize their dreams. As a representative of ordinary people, Forrest Gump is only a symbol of the inadequacies of ordinary people. Such inadequacies enable readers to resonate with Forrest Gump on an equal footing, and make him a member of the general public, so as to be more convinced of Forrest Gump's story.

　　It is precisely because it is not necessary to look up to see the success stories of ordinary people like Forrest Gump that it is more educational. When the reader reads the novel, he is not observing the fortune history of a great man who was born on the commanding heights, but he is examining the history of his success through struggle as an ordinary person. Such characters are called Forrest Gump in fiction, and ordinary people in reality. And this is exactly the spirit of active exploration mentioned in the history of British and American literature. When a person constantly explores the insights of life and the way to achieve success, such perseverance and perseverance is the secret of success in life. Reviewing the success stories of ordinary people like Forrest Gump will inspire more ordinary people.

　　Forrest Gump's running runs through the novel, and the talent for running like this is also a symbolic spirit. This is the core of Forrest Gump's behavior from childhood to the rest of his life, and it is also the spiritual support of Forrest Gump. When Forrest Gump feels pain and confusion, he will run hard, as if running can get rid of all the suffering. The constant running in childhood not only allowed Forrest Gump to break free from the shackles of orthotics, but also avoided the bullying of other children. Constantly running, prompted Forrest Gump to be recognized by the coach in college and enter the football star team. Later, when catching shrimp, it was the same running spirit that supported Forrest Gump. Until Jenny left him, Forrest Gump was confused and helpless, and the depression in his heart was cleared by running constantly. In the end, it was also in the process of running constantly that he regained himself and was determined to find Jenny again.

　　And what this constant running represents is the secret of Forrest Gump's success: perseverance and perseverance. When faced with obstacles in life, Forrest Gump will run; when faced with life choices, Forrest Gump will run; when looking for the meaning of life, Forrest Gump will run; even when he is at a loss, Forrest Gump will run. Forrest Gump's life did not stop because of any obstacles and difficulties, and nothing made him lose the courage to keep exploring. Forrest Gump's continuous running represents the spirit of perseverance and unremitting struggle. Only by yearning for victory in his heart and facing life positively can he finally achieve success. Inspired by the spirit of active exploration, Forrest Gump can only enrich his life and obtain a more exciting tomorrow by moving forward endlessly and successfully crossing the crucial juncture in his life.

　　Although it is only a novel, the profound meaning described in "Forrest Gump" can bring endless inspiration to people. There is no gap in starting point between people. Full of active exploration spirit, never give up, never give up, work hard for your dreams, and one day you will be successful.