弗洛伊德关于“潜意识”精神活动的理论是心理学上的重大发现。根据这种理论 ,弗洛伊德认为 ,艺术是原欲的升华。川端康成的作品清楚地表明 ,艺术本身就是一种补偿手段 ,艺术家从事创作就是去寻找满足他内在欲望的代替物。在艺术上 ,川端康成重视自由联想 ,运用意识流的手法来展示人物的内心世界 Freud’s theory of “subconscious” mental activity is a major psychological discovery. According to this theory, Freud believes that art is the sublimation of the original desire. Kawabata’s works clearly show that art itself is a means of compensation, and that artists are engaged in creating works by finding substitutes for satisfying their inner desires. In art, Kawabata attaches great importance to free association, the use of stream of consciousness to show the inner world of characters