AnalysisofAmir'sTripartitePersonalityinTheKiteRunneriAbstractTheKiteRunneristhemaidenworkofAfghanAmericannovelistKhaledHosseini.ThisnoveldepictsthestoryoftheprotagonistAmir,whobetrayshisbestfriendHassaninchildhoodandthenmakeseffortstofindredemptioninadulthood.ThisresearchisbasedonSigmundFraud’spsychoanalysis,particularlyonhisTheoryofPersonalityStructure,makingananalysisofAmir’spersonalitydevelopmentintermsofsuchthreeaspectsastheid,thesuperegoandtheego:thepsychoforceoftheidresultsinyoungAmir’sbetrayalandabsenceoftheego;thepsychoforceofthesuperegobringshimstrongsenseofguiltandmuchtormentinhisgrowingprocess;intheend,AmiracquirestheredemptionandperfectionoftheegoaftersavingHassan’sson.Fraud’stripartitemodelofPersonalityStructurehasbeenwidelyappliedtoanalyzethecharactersinliteraryworks,whichisalsoconductivetoreaders’betterunderstandingofAmir’spersonalitytransformationanddevelopment.KeyWords:TheKiteRunner;Amir;TheoryofPersonalityStructure;personalitydevelopmentii摘要《追风筝的人》是美籍阿富汗裔作家卡勒德·胡塞尼的处女作。小说描写了主人公阿米尔因为年少时对朋友哈桑所犯下的错,在成年后寻找自我救赎的过程。本文以弗洛伊德的精神分析法尤其是人格结构理论为基础,从人格构成的三要素,即本我、超我和自我三个方面,分析了阿米尔的人格成长过程:年少时强大的“本我”力量导致自我的迷失与背叛,成长过程中受到“超我”力量的驱动受到愧疚与自责的折磨,以及成年后通过救助哈桑的儿子而最终完成了“自我”救赎和人格完善。弗洛伊德的人格结构理论一直以来被广泛应用于分析文学作品中的人物性格,因此也有助于读者更好地理解阿米尔的性格蜕变与成长。关键词:《追风筝的人》;阿米尔;人格结构理论;人格成长iiiContentsAbstract...........................................................................................................................i摘要..............................................................................................................................iiContents........................................................................................................................iiiI.Introduction.................................................................................................................11.1AnIntroductiontotheNovel’sBackground.....................................................11.2ASummaryoftheNovel’sPlot.........................................................................21.3LiteratureReview..............................................................................................2II.Freud’sPsychoanalysisTheory.................................................................................32.1TheSummaryofFreud'sPsychoanalysis..........................................................32.2WhyUsethisTheorytoAnalyzeAmir'sPersonality........................................5III.Amir'sPersonalityDevelopment..............................................................................53.1TheId................................................................................................................63.1.1MeaningoftheId....................................................................................63.1.2PerformanceoftheIdonAmir................................................................63.2TheSuperego.....................................................................................................83.2.1MeaningoftheSuperego........................................