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从门罗的《逃离》谈女性的自我追寻及其挫败
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HEBEIUNITEDUNIVERSITY
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从门罗的《逃离》谈女性的自我追寻及其挫败
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2014年05月31日
FemaleSelf-pursuitanditsFrustrationfromAliceMunro’sRunway
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submittedinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirements
forthedegreeofBachelorofArtstothe
CollegeofForeignLanguages
HebeiUnitedUniversity
May31st,2014
摘要
艾丽丝·门罗是一位加拿大籍女性作者,她擅长于短篇小说,被誉为”当代契科夫”。
她的小说朴实感人,着眼于普通人的日常生活,关注普通女性内心暗藏的波澜。
在她的短篇小说《逃离》中,一个平凡女子对自我的渴望、追求和理想生活破碎后的无奈被她娓娓道来。
本论文就选取了《逃离》作为研究文本。
毫无疑问,门罗的作品中有着很强的女性意识。
她在写女性的同时,又不动声色地赞扬与批评女性。
但是门罗从来不会给予读者任何有着鲜明立场的观点,她只是平静地描述一段事实,在人物的选择中,有着她对人生的感悟,但她不会逼迫她笔下的人物和读者作出选择,一切只是遵循着命运的轨迹,往往意料之外又情理之中。
本论文在第一章,对门罗和她的作品做了一个简要的介绍,阐述了国内外目前对其作品的研究成果。
在第二章,论文对小说《逃离》和门罗的女性主义作出了简要的阐述。
在第三章,论文以《逃离》为蓝本,分析了文中女主人公追寻自我之路。
通过分析,读者将对女主人公被压抑的自我,受男性控制的精神世界有一个深入的理解。
在第四章,论文深刻地分析了造成女主人公自我追寻之路挫败的原因,提出了两个切实可靠的解决方案。
最后在第五章中,总结和升华了论文的主题思想和研究成果。
关键词艾丽丝·门罗;女性主义;自我追寻;挫败;策略;
ABSTRACT
AliceMunroisoneofthefamousCanadianwritersandnotedfemalewritersinthecontemporaryliterature.Herthemehasoftenbeenthedilemmasofthefemalecomingtotermswithfamily,friendsinasmalltown.ThispaperattemptstomakeabriefintroductionaboutthetitledstoryRunaway,thefirstshortstoryfromthecollectionofstoriesRunaway,whichishermasterpiece.Thethesisexplorestheprotagonist'swayofthefemaleself-pursuitandthefrustrationofescapethattheycannotgetridoftheineluctablerealityoflife.
Unquestionably,astrongawarenessisshowedinMunro’sworks.Whenshedepictsfemale,shepraisesandabusesfemaleaswell.YetMunrodoesn’ttendtodisplayanypersonalperspective.Shejustdescriesastoryforaudienceandneverforcestheheroesandreadertomakechoice.
Inchapterone,thethesismakesintroductiontoAliceMunroandherworksandelaboratesthecurrentresearchonMunro’sworksfromabroadandChina.WefindtheassociatedstudyofMunro’sworksissuperficialityandinsufficient,typicallyinfeminineperspective,sotheresearchisofsignificance.
Inchaptertwo,withmeticulousdescription,thethesismakesabriefintroductionofRunwayanditsuniquefeminism.
Inchapterthree,thethesismakesafurtherstudyonthewayoffemaleself-pursuitbasedontheshortstory,Runway.Accordingtoresearch,theaudienceofthisthesiscanobtainacomprehensiveunderstandingofthespiritualworldofprotagonistsinthestory.
Inchapterfour,thethesisanalyzesthereasonscausingthefrustrationofescapeandraisesthestrategiestofindtheoutletforthefemaleplight.
Inchapterfive,thethesismakesafinalconclusionbasedonthetopicandachievementsofthewholepaper.
KeywordsAliceMunro;femaleself-pursuit;frustration;strategies
CONTENTS
摘要I
ABSTRACTII
Chapter1Introduction1
1.1LiteratureReview1
1.2AliceMunroandherWorks2
Chapter2RunawayandFeminism4
2.1ABriefIntroductionofRunaway4
2.2Munro’sFeminism5
Chapter3TheWayofCarla’sFemaleSelf-pursuit7
3.1TheFirstPeriodofCarla’sFemaleSelf-pursuit7
3.2TheSecondPeriodofCarla’sFemaleSelf-pursuit9
Chapter4TheFrustrationofCarla’sFemaleself-pursuit12
4.1TheMainReasonsbehindCarla’sFrustration12
4.1.1TheImpossibilityofFemaleQuest12
4.1.2TheImpossibilityofSelf-awareness14
4.2TheStrategiestoFemalePlight15
4.2.1FemaleInitiativeagainstMaleRepression15
4.2.2PhilosophyofFreedomagainstMaleRepression16
Chapter5Conclusion18
BIBLIOGRAPHY20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS22
Chapter1Introduction
AliceMunroisoneofthefamousCanadianwritersandnotedfemalewritersinthecontemporaryliterature.Herthemehasoftenbeenthedilemmasofthefemalecomingtotermswithfamily,friendsinasmalltown.ThispaperattemptstomakeabriefintroductionaboutthetitledstoryRunaway,thefirstshortstoryfromthecollectionofstoriesRunaway,whichishermasterpiece.Thethesisexplorestheprotagonist'swayofthefemaleself-pursuitandthenthefrustrationofescapeisthattheycannotgetridoftheineluctablerealityoflife.Escapeisonlyatemporaryactionwhichcannotsavethemfromendlesstrivialityoflife.Whattheyshoulddoisnottoescapefromlife,buttoadapttotherealityoflife.
1.1LiteratureReview
Munro’sworkscapturesmanyattentionsforthepastfewyearsandstudiesofMunroarethrivingbothatMunro'shomeandabroadinrecentyears,graduallyattractedtheattentionofwesterncriticsandbethehotspotamongliteratureloversandresearchers.NotonlyinEnglish-speakingcountriesbutalsoinotherpartsoftheworld,associatedstudyofthenovel,academicpapersandreviewarticleswereincreasinglyspringingup,especiallyinthelatestyears.ProbableFictions:
AliceMunro'sNarrativeActs(1983)whoseauthorwasLouisMcKendrickandTheArtofAliceMunro:
SayingtheUnsayable(1984),editedbyJudithMiller,outlinedtheissuesofconcernwhichMunro’sfirstfourcollectionsofshortstoriesfocusedon,leadedthemaindirectionofresearchonMunro’scriticismresearch,openedthedoortoresearchtowardsMunro’sworks.
SomeadmirableanalysisandstudiesonMunrosuchasAjayHeble'sTheTumbleofReason,MagdaleneRedekop'sMothersandOtherClowns,BeverlyRasporich'sDanceoftheSexes,JamesCarscallen'sTheOtherCountry,andJoAnnMcCaig'sReadingInAliceMunrosArchives,etc.
InChina,therearenotsomanyscholarsandprofessorsdevotedinMunrostudy.SomepublishedpapersjustintroduceMunroandherworks.ThemostfamousscholarinChinainstudyingAliceMunroisZhaoHuizhen,whopublishedthebooktitledStudiesonCanadianWomenWritersinEnglish,givingabriefintroductionofMunro’swritingcareerandworks.Inaddition,therearealsosomepapers,suchasChenXiaowei’sTheRealizationofTruthinaNovel,;LiuXinhui’sTheTwoFacesofMunro—BriefCommentonLivesofGirlsandWomen;LiuYiqing’sarticle,comparingMunro’sheroininLivesofGirlsandWomenwithStephenDedalusinJamesJoyce'sThePortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan.
1.2AliceMunroandherWorks
AliveMunroisaCanadianauthorwritinginEnglish,awardedthe2013NobelPrizeinliteratureforherworkas“masterofthecontemporaryshortstory”.AliceMunroisthemostcriticallyacclaimedauthorofcontemporaryCanadianLiterature.ShehaswonvirtuallyeveryprizeavailabletoaCanadianshortstorywriter.Shehasaltogetherpublishedfourteenshortstorycollections,andislaudedforherconcentrationonregionalhistories,fortheunique“feminism”depictedinherwriting.Femalealwaystakeuptheheroineinherworks.Munrodepictsthefemininelove,marriage,familylife,parentchildrelationsandsocialissueinthemodernsocietyandrevealsthedeepandcomplexemotioninthelifeofnormalpeopleviadetailedfeminineperspective.
Herworkiswell-knowntoawideaudienceinbothUnitedStatesandCanada.Herfirstbookofstories,thenovelDanceoftheHappyShadesearnedherCanada’shighestliteraryprize--theGovernorGeneral’sAwardin1968.ThenovelLivesofGirlsandWomen whichishersecondbookhasbeenquarrellingwaspublishedin1971andachievedtheCanadianBooksellersAssociationInternationalBookYearAward.ThebooksofseriesweremetwithunequivocalpraisewhensubsequentlypublishedintheBritainandUnitedStates.Fouryearslater,SomethingI'vebeenMeaningtoTellYou,whichishersecondcollectionofshortstories,waspublishedbyNAL.Theninthe1978,thenovelWhoDoYouThinkYouAre?
wasenteredthelistoftheBookerPrize.Throughthe1980sand1990s,shepublishedacollectionofshort-storyaboutonceeveryfouryears.InaninterviewtopromotehercollectionTheViewfromCastleRockwhichwaspublishedin2006,Munrosuggestedthatshemightnotpublishanyfurthercollections.Henceshehasrecantedandpublishedfurtherwork.InAugust2009,hercollection,TooMuchHappiness,waspublished.Inherwritingcareerfornearly50years,Munroachieveddisproportionalartisticachievements.
Moreover,heruniquelifeexperiencegivesrisetoherdifferentwritingstyleandtechnique.ShewasborninWingham,Ontario,Canada,livinginpeacefulanddesolateplaceforalongtime,whichdedicatestoformingheruniquestyle.ManyofMunro'sworkexemplifytheliterarygenreknownasSouthernOntarioGothic.Thelifeofasmalltownandnormalwomenaretheforeverdepictedthemeofherworks.InMunro’swork,whatbehindtheheroineistheshadowofherownexperience:
apoorgirlwhoisborninupperclassstartsfromasmallerprovincialtownandmakesthisanewstartingpointtoablurryandmistydestinationandfuturewithdreamandambition.Shemarchesforwardcourageouslybutintheendshefindshedon’tknowwhatdoesshereallyneedorwant.Alloftherpersistenceandbravenessevolveintocautiousnessanddepression.
Chapter2RunawayandFeminism
ThischapterwillmakeabriefintroductionofthetitledstoryRunawayandthendepictsMunro’sfeminismhidingintheshortstory.
2.1ABriefIntroductionofRunaway
RunawayisMunro’smagnumopus,whichearnedtheprizeofbookoftheyearthatappraisedbyNewYorkandthebestforeignnovelselectedbyRead,thefamousFrenchmagazine.Apartfromabovereputation,CanadaawardedRunawayGillerPrize,theirhighestliteraryprize,foritsoutstandingperformanceinliterature.AliceMunroalsowontheThirdBookerInternationalPrizewiththiswork.Foritshighappreciation,thisthesischoosestheRunaway,thefirstshortstoryofthiscollection,asresearchobject.
Runaway,thetitleofAliceMunro’s2004collectionofshortstories,directsthe
readertoMunro’srecurringandinterweavingthemesofentrapmentandescape
moreexplicitlythananyof
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