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【Abstract】The anima and animus are described in Carl Jung’s Archetype and the Collective Unconscious as part of his theory of the collective unconscious. This article mainly focus on the analysis of the anima archetype and the detailed description of the psychological formation of the hero in Edgar Allen Poe’s Black Cat.
【Key words】Jung; Anima; Black Cat
【作者簡介】郜聿页（1994.12-），女，汉族，江苏人，上海师范大学硕土研究生，研究方向：英语语言文学。
The anima and animus are described in Carl Jung’s The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious as part of his theory of the collective unconscious. Jung described the animus as the unconscious masculine side of a woman， and the anima as the unconscious feminine side of a man， with each transcending the personal psyche.
In the unconscious of every man there is hidden a feminine personality， and in that of every woman a masculine personality. It is a well-known fact that sex is determined by a majority of male or female genes， as the case may be. But the minority of genes belonging to the other sex dose not simply disappear. A man therefore has in him a feminine side， an unconscious feminine figure——a fact of which he is generally quite unaware. I may take it as known that I have called this figure the “anima”， and its counterpart in a woman the “animus”. The archetype of “anima” and “animus” is the most controversial part of Jung’s psychology， and also an important theory to explain androgynous personality.
The background of the short novel Black Cat is a daily family life， and the narrator was in a large environment with a feminine atmosphere. We can see that the female temperament of the narrator has been manifested since his childhood， “I have been noticed by others because of my gentleness and kindness since childhood.” This feminine temperament became more and more obvious in the process of taking care of the pets. “My favorite thing is to raise and touch pets.”
【Key words】Jung; Anima; Black Cat
【作者簡介】郜聿页（1994.12-），女，汉族，江苏人，上海师范大学硕土研究生，研究方向：英语语言文学。
1. The Analysis of Anima
The anima and animus are described in Carl Jung’s The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious as part of his theory of the collective unconscious. Jung described the animus as the unconscious masculine side of a woman， and the anima as the unconscious feminine side of a man， with each transcending the personal psyche.
In the unconscious of every man there is hidden a feminine personality， and in that of every woman a masculine personality. It is a well-known fact that sex is determined by a majority of male or female genes， as the case may be. But the minority of genes belonging to the other sex dose not simply disappear. A man therefore has in him a feminine side， an unconscious feminine figure——a fact of which he is generally quite unaware. I may take it as known that I have called this figure the “anima”， and its counterpart in a woman the “animus”. The archetype of “anima” and “animus” is the most controversial part of Jung’s psychology， and also an important theory to explain androgynous personality.
2. The anima Archetype in Allan Poe’s Black Cat
The background of the short novel Black Cat is a daily family life， and the narrator was in a large environment with a feminine atmosphere. We can see that the female temperament of the narrator has been manifested since his childhood， “I have been noticed by others because of my gentleness and kindness since childhood.” This feminine temperament became more and more obvious in the process of taking care of the pets. “My favorite thing is to raise and touch pets.”