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题目(中文):
乱世佳人中的女性主义
(英文):
FeminisminGonewiththeWind
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Feminismin
GonewiththeWind
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ShanghaiNormalUniversity
InPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsfor
TheDegreeofBachelorofArts
InEnglishLanguage
ForeignLanguagesCollege,ShanghaiNormalUniversity
October2011
Acknowledgements
Iamverygladtodedicatethisthesistoallthepeopleinmylife.
Iwouldliketoextendmyheartfeltthankstoyou,myrespectedteacher,ProfessorLuLingmei.Thanksforinstructingus,Ienjoyeveryminuteofyourfascinatingword.Inyourinstruction,Ihavelearntlotsofusefulphrases,sentencestructureandthemagnificentcultureofwesterncountriesinyourclasswhichIusedtohaveverylittlecontactwith.Withoutyourencouragementandinstruction,Icouldnothavecompletedmythesis.
Thanksforreading,IwilldothebestpartofminetogoingontryingtolearnEnglishinahigh-qualitylevel.Myrespectedteacher,thankyouagainforyourlessonsandIcordiallywishyouallthebest.
Abstract
Thispaperaimstoexplainthetoughcharacteroftheauthorafterhermarriagewenttoafailure,and,therelevancefeminism.Ihavedividedmypaperintothreeparts:
Thefirstpartisaboutthecontentoffeminism.ThesecondpartfocusesonfeminisminGonewiththeWind.Thethirdpartintroducetheimpactofauthor'sexperiencetothecharacterScarlett.
Thefinalpartisaconclusionofthepaper.GonewiththeWindisapowerfuldrivetothetrendofthoughtoffeministintheworld.InaddiontothetrendisitsprofoundinfluenceontheAmericanwomen.Thecharmingbeautyofthenicewomeninthetroubloustimedeservesthepraiseofus.
Keywords:
Scarlett;GonewiththeWind;feminism
摘要
这篇论文的目的,旨在阐述作者的婚姻失败引发作者笔下主人公的坚强性格,及对女性独立的联系。
以下分为三部分:
第一部分写的是女权主义的内容。
第二部分写的是《乱世佳人》中所体现出的女权主义。
第三部分写的是作者的经历对于塑造女主人公的影响。
最后将提及一句经典名言:
“明天又是新的一天了。
”女主人公对人生积极的态度让我敬佩有加。
女主人公三次婚姻失败,但她依然追梦,坚定不移地贯彻她的女权主义思想,坚决要活出理想中自己的样子,永远相信明天会更好。
最后一段旨在总结论文,说明《乱世佳人》推动了全世界的女权主义思潮,以及对美国后期女性的影响。
乱世之“乱”和佳人之“佳”,值得我们后人称道。
关键词:
斯嘉丽;《乱世佳人》;女性主义
Contents
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………..
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Abstract………………………………………………………………………...
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摘要………………………………………………………………….…………...
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1.Introduction………………………………………………………………...
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2.TheContentofFeminism………………………………………………...
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3.FeminisminGonewiththeWind…………………………………........
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3.1PersuitofWomen……………………………………………………….
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3.2Scarlett'sPractice…………………………………………………..........
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3.2Scarlett'sDream…………………………………………………............
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4.MargaretMitchell…………….………………………………..................
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4.1MargaretMitchell'sprocessofmaturityandmarriage…………………..
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4.2MargaretMitchell'sProcessofWriting……………….............................
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4.3TheReasonforMargaretMitchelltowriteGonewiththeWind………...
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5.Conclusion……………………………………………………..….……….
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Bibliography…………………………………………………………………...
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1.Introduction
GonewiththeWindhasalwaysbeenregardedasoneoftheclassiclovestoriesinAmericanliterature.Asamaincharacterofthismasterpiece,Scarlett'sthreemarriageshavealwaysbeenthetopicofitscritics,audiencesandreaders.Inregardofhermarriagestherehavebeenmanyarguments.Somethinkthatthethreemarriagesruinedherhappylife,butothersholdthepointofviewthatherthreemarriageshelpedhertoknowmoreaboutlifeandmadeherknowhowtopursueahappylife.Thispaperattemptstohelpreadersanalyzethisnovelintheperspectiveoffeminismtoshedsomenewlightonit.Thisthesisalsotriestorevealmodernwomen'sattitudestowardlifebyanalysingthemaincharacterinGonewiththeWind-Scarlett'sattitudestowardlife.
GonewiththeWindisoneoftheclassiclovemasterpiecesinpeople'smemory.ThenovelissetinthebackgroundoftheAmericanCivilWar.ItisalsoaromanticdramaandtheonlynovelwrittenbyMargaretMitchell.ItissetinJonesboroandAtlanta,GeorgiaduringtheAmericanCivilWarandReconstructionandfollowsthelifeofScarlettO'Hara,thedaughterofanIrishimmigrantplantationowner.
Themainstoryisaboutthemanor'sownerScarlettandhercomplicatedinterpersonalrelationshipwithseveralmen,whichincludesloveandrevenge.Coupledwiththebigchangesinthesocietyandhistory.
OncethenovelGonewiththeWindwaspublished,manypeoplebelievethatthegreatsuccessobtainedbythenoveldidn'tlieintheauthor'sintentiontoplacedinthebackgroundstoryofthehistoryofthefamousAmericanCivilWar,andnotforthewarwhichcausedthefuse.(陈晓红2004:
24)
GonewiththeWindisnotonlyafamoushumanromanticmasterpiece,butalsoademonstrationofthegreatandprofoundchangesinthehistoricalperiod,andmeanwhileitisthedeclarationofthefeminism.
Theconciousnessoffeminismcanbeconcludedinasentence,thatis:
Womendemandindependenceandequality,anddaretochallengetheideaofmachoculture.ThemaincharacterScarlettinGonewiththeWindisavividimageofthewomenwhopursuethefeminism.Heractionofindepenceandwithoutyieldingtothemachoculturehasenabledthenoveltoreachanunprecedentedlevelofwriting.
Thenovelwonthe1937PulitzerPrizeandwasadaptedintoanAcademyAward-winning1939filmofthesamename.ItwasalsoadaptedintoastagemusicalScarlett.Therewasalsoa2008newmusicalstageadaptationinLondon'sWestEndtitledGoneWithTheWind.ItwastheonlynovelpublishedbyMitchellduringherlifetime,andittookhersevenyearstowriteitandafurthereightmonthstocheckthethousandsofhistoricalandsocialreferences.Thenovelisoneofthemostpopularbooksofalltime,sellingmorethan30millioncopies.Overtheyears,thenovelhasalsobeenanalyzedforitssymbolismandtreatmentofmythologicalarchetypes.
AndTimemagazineincludedthenovelinitsTIME100BestEnglish-languageNovelsfrom1923to2005.
Herearesomethecommentsallovertheworld.Occupyinganimportantplaceinthehistoryoftwentieth-centuryAmericanliterature,dismissedbymostacademicliterarycriticsforbeinguneven,flawed,andconventionallywritteninanagemarkedbyliteraryexperimentation,andattackedbysomeculturalcommentatorsaspromulgatingracistmythsandunderminingtheveryfoundationsofitsbasicallyfeministparadigm,thebest-sellerofthetwentiethcenturycontinuestowithstanditsdetractors.
2.TheContentofFeminism
Feminismisaserisofmovementsaimedatdefining,establishing,anddefendingequalpolitical,economic,andsocialrightsandequalopportunitiesforwomen.Itsconceptsoverlapwiththoseofwomen'srights.Feminismmainlyfocusesonwomen'sissues,butbecausefeminismseeksforgenderequality,somefeministsarguethatmen'sliberationisthereforeanecessarypartoffeminism,andthatwomenarealsoharmedbysexismandgenderroles.Feministsarepeoplewhosebeliefsandbehaviourarebasedonfeminism.
Feministtheoryexistsinavarietyofdisciplines,emergingfromthesefeministmovementsandincludinggeneraltheoriesandtheoriesabouttheoriginsofinequality,and,insomecases,aboutthesocialconstructionofsexandgender.Feministactivistshavecampaignedforwomen'srights—suchastheirrightsincontract,property,andvoting—whilealsopromotingwomen'srightstobodilyintegrityandautonomyandreproductiverights.Theyhaveopposeddomesticviolence,sexualharassment,andsexualassault.Ineconomy,theyhaveadvocatedforworkplacerights,includingequalpayandopportunitiesforcareersandtostartbusiness.
Feministphilosophycanbesummedupastheconcernofallkindsoftheoreticalandallsortsofsuccessfulapplicationofthetheory.Itmainlyshowsthefollowingsevenaspects:
1.Theinvestigationofthewomen'ssituation.Feministsfindthatwomenareinthelowpositionofthesocietyandliveinamiserablecondition.Allistherealityofthesocialunevenness.Womenarestructuredbythesocityandtheyhavenochoiceofpowerandability.
2.Theattentiontothefemaleexistence.Peoplefindthatwomenexisteverywhereinthesociety.Buttheyarejustlikeair,becausewomenaresubsidiarytothemen.Thestateofwomen'sexistenceistheresultofthesocialmalerepressiveregimeanditiscausedbytheunreasonablehistory.Feminismisanexpressiveforcefortheattentiontothewomen'sexistence.
3.Theensuranceoffemalepower:
economicrights,politicalrightsandlegalpower.Theequalityofrightsbetweenmenandwomenshouldbesetinthefirstpriorityoftheequalityofmenandwomen,powerparityconsciousnessandtherealpowerequalityisveryimportant.But,therightsofwomenareexcludedandtroddendownandithasneverbeengiven.
4.Theguaranteeofthesafetyforwomen.Itisanimportantneedtothesociety'swarningandprotectionmeasures.Inthefamilyandinpublicplaces,womenareoftenundermale'sattacksandharassment.Men'sviolenttreatmenttowomenleadstothewomen'ssexualterroristdisaster.
5.Theawakeningofwomen'sconsciousselfconsciousnessandtheliberationofthewomen'ssubjectivityandfreedevelopment.Itisnotonlythesocialquestion,butitconcernswomenthemselves.Selfawarenessorconsciousnessisthekeytowardsdevelopment.WomencreatedequalbyGodares