So, first he makes America mythic, rather than specific , and then he enters into that mythology through acts of identification.

他是首先将美国赋予神话色彩，而不去将它具体化，然后他通过寻找自我认同感的行为进入了自己的神话。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The final aspect of self that I want to talk about is the idea that what you do makes sense.

我想讲的关于自我的最后一个方面,就是为自己的行为寻找理由。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选