《欢乐之家》与《宠儿》之女主人公的比较研究
—— 从女性主义角度出发
A Comparative Study of the Heroines of the House of Mirth and Beloved
作者： 刘禹辰 专业：英语语言文学 导师：于丽艳 年度:2010 学位：硕士 院校： 哈尔滨工程大学
Keywords
Lily, Sethe, feminism, patriarchal society, ideology of marriage, ideology of motherhood
本文以女性主义为理论框架和评论視角,对伊迪丝华顿的《欢乐之家》和托妮莫里森的《宠儿》中两位女主人公莉莉和塞斯作比较分析。莉莉和塞斯尽管生活在不同的年代,却分别受困于由父权制社会造成的婚姻和母爱的漩涡。通过对她们从受困、反抗到觉醒、自我认知的过程的深入分析,揭示父权制社会的罪恶本质,同时赞扬并鼓励女性走出人生困境,从而达到自我觉醒,自我认知和自我解放。
This thesis takes feminism as the theoretical framework and the angle to make comparative analysis of the two heroines, Lily Bart and Sethe in Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth and Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Lily Bart and Sethe both found themselves in the predicaments of Marriage and Motherhood created by the patriarchal society even if they lived in the different time. Through detailed analysis of the process from their being trapped in the dilemma, fighting against the patriarchal society to their awakening and self-recognition, it exposes the evil nature of the patriarchal society, meanwhile praises and encourages women to walk out of their life dilemma and achieve the goal of making self-awakening, self-recognition, and self-liberation.
《欢乐之家》与《宠儿》之女主人公的比较研究
| Acknowledgements | 5-6 |
| 摘要 | 6-7 |
| Abstract | 7 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 10-24 |
| 1.1 Feminist Criticism as a Theoretical Foundation | 10-15 |
| 1.2 The Influence of Feminism on Edith Wharton | 15-19 |
| 1.2.1 An Introduction to Edith Wharton as a Feminist Writer | 15-16 |
| 1.2.2 A Literature Review of Wharton’s The House of Mirth | 16-19 |
| 1.3 The Influence of Feminism on Toni Morrison | 19-24 |
| 1.3.1 An Introduction to Toni Morrison as a Feminist Writer | 19-21 |
| 1.3.2 A Literature Review of Beloved | 21-24 |
| Chapter 2 Analysis of Lily in the House of Mirth Based on Feminism | 24-38 |
| 2.1 Lily—an Upper-class Woman Bound by Marriage | 25-28 |
| 2.2 The Rebellion and Self-discovery of Lily | 28-38 |
| 2.2.1 Lily’s Rebellion against the Patriarchal Society | 29-34 |
| 2.2.2 Lily’s Self-discovery and the Real Lily | 34-38 |
| Chapter 3 Analysis of Sethe in Beloved Based on Feminism | 38-52 |
| 3.1 Sethe—a Black Woman Slave Desperate for Motherhood | 39-42 |
| 3.2 The Desperation and Awakening of Sethe | 42-52 |
| 3.2.1 Sethe’s Killing Her Beloved | 43-49 |
| 3.2.2 Sethe’s Awakening and Self-recognition | 49-52 |
| Chapter 4 Comparison between Lily and Sethe | 52-63 |
| 4.1 A Comparison of the Surroundings of Lily and Sethe | 52-56 |
| 4.2 A Comparison of the Predicaments of Lily and Sethe | 56-59 |
| 4.3 A Comparison of the Self-recognitions of Lily and Sethe | 59-63 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 63-66 |
| Works Cited | 66-68 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 68 |
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