本論文以人格心理學家愛普斯坦 (Seymour Epstein) 的認知經驗自我理論 (cognitive-experiential self-theory, CEST) 觀點，探討安·卡森 (Anne Carson) 詩體小說，《紅之自傳》(Autobiography of Red) 中，主角Geryon的自我建構。Geryon探尋自我的過程與影像「成相」(coming-of-image) 過程相似，故以攝影學中底片與相紙「成相」的步驟來解釋Geryon之「成熟」(coming-of-age)過程，而以影像形成中最關鍵的三大步驟為論文架構。同時穿插羅蘭·巴特 ( Roland Barthes )在《明室》(Camera Lucida)中對攝影本質的探討與定義來分析自我與影像和攝影的連結，藉由尋求攝影哲學及其本質的過程，嘗試理解攝影與影像，並尋求自我對攝影與影像的定義。Geryon 透過文字與相機紀錄其「視界」及成長過程，對於自我與世界的想法從消極否定至積極肯定，最終以雙眼取代鏡頭捕捉/拍攝( capture )其經歷與世界。論文共分成五部份：一、緒論：簡介作者安·卡森、認知經驗自我理論與論文架構。論文內容依照沖洗底片與相片的順序，分別為曝光/自我揭露 (exposure)，顯影/自我發展 (development) 與定影/人格固定 (fixation)。二、第一章探討Geryon童年和青少年早期階段，如同底片曝光的過程，接觸外界與攝影及所受的影響。三、第二章探討 Geryon 如同底片顯影的成長過程，Geryon的攝影作品逐漸出現，分析逐漸取代文字的照片和 Geryon 自我理論的建構。四、第三章探討 Geryon 的照片，如同影像定影，Geryon 藉由相片 (文字敘述的影像) 表達自我並達到身份認同，Geryon 的人格最終發展成熟，產生自我認同與自我價值。五、結論。

This thesis aims to analyze the relationship between the growth of the protagonist, Geryon, in accordance with a similar sequence of photographic film/print processing in Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red. The thesis examines how Geryon’s inquiries toward photography trigger other philosophical questions and set him to a journey to find out his “redness,” a.k.a. his identity, and later help him “orientate” himself in the world. By comparing Geryon’s coming-of-age process with photographic film/print processing (I rename the process as “coming-of-image”), I come up with a structure to explain the formation of Geryon’s maturity, selecting three most essential steps from both photographic film and print development, breaking down his growth to three main stages: exposure, development and fixation. Geryon’s growth is an epitome of an image turning into an imprint, yet a verbal imprint. Photography enables Geryon to “describe the indescribable.” I argue that Geryon, at the end of his autobiography, accomplishes his quest of the self and shows his maturity by seeing without trying to capture what he sees with his camera. In brief, this thesis attempts to use these three terms which are appropriated from the model of photographic film and print processing steps to describe Geryon’s growth in different stage, and to disclose the subtle connection between the process of one’s “becoming” and the process of an image being developed.

摘要 ……...………………………..…………………....……………...........….. i
Abstract …………………………..…...……………..…………….….........….. ii
Introduction …………………………………………………….………............. 1
Chapter I: Geryon Exposed to the World and a Disturbing Photograph ..…29
Chapter II: Geryon’s Self-Theory and Photographs in Development …….. 41
Chapter III: Fixation of Geryon’s Self and His Photographic Works…..…. 65
Conclusion ……………………………………………….……….........……… 85
Works Cited ………………………………………….…….……….........……. 91

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