英语简爱与姚木兰婚姻观的对比研究.docx
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英语简爱与姚木兰婚姻观的对比研究
Thefemale’sviewonloveandmarriage
---thecomparativestudyofjaneeyreandyaomulan
By
MaWeiwei
Underthesupervisionof
GuoZhangna
ATHESIS
Submittedinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirements
forthedegreeof
BACHELOROFART
InEnglishLanguageandLiterature
CollegeofForeignLanguages
ShaanxiNormalUniversity
May,2013
Acknowledgements
Manypeoplehavemadeinvaluablecontributions,bothdirectlyandindirectlytomythesis.MydeepestgratitudegoesfirstandforemosttoProf.GuoZhangna,mysupervisor,forherinstructiveguidanceandvaluablesuggestions.Shehaswalkedmethroughallthestagesofthewritingofthisthesis,andherenlighteningadvicehasbroadenedmyhorizonandbuildsasolidfoundationformyacademicstudy.Thethesiscouldn’treachitspresentformwithoutherilluminatinginstruction.
Second,IwouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudetoalltheteachersintheDepartmentofEnglishinShaanxiNormalUniversitywhohavehelpedmetodevelopfundamentalandessentialacademiccompetence.
Finally,mythankswouldgotomygoodfriendsandmybelovedfamilyfortheirloveandconsiderations,supportandencouragementallthroughthoseyears.
Abstract
JaneistheheroineofJaneEyrewhichisthepioneeroffeministliteraturein19thcenturywrittenbyCharlotteBronte.Sheisabraveandindependentfemalewhohasarationalknowledgeandpersistentpursuitofherlove,mindandvalue.YaoMulan,theheroineofMomentinPekingwrittenbyLinYutang,sheisanalmostperfectfemalewhohasbeauty,wisdom,graceandvirtues;sheistheidealladyof“newknowledgeandoutdatedmorality”.ThisthesisbycomparingJanewithYaoMulanintheirlifeexperiences,loveandmarriage,elaboratestheirdifferentviewsonloveandmarriageandanalysestheconjunctlocalizationoftwoheroines’viewsonloveandmarriage.
Keywords:
JaneEyre,YaoMulan,Love,Marriage,localization
摘要
简是十九世纪女性文学先锋夏洛蒂·勃朗特作品《简·爱》中的主人公。
简是一位勇敢、独立,对自己的爱情、思想、价值有理性认识和执着追求的女性。
姚木兰是《京华烟云》中的女主人公,她集美貌、智慧、优雅与美德于一身,是一位近乎完美的女性;是结合了“新知识与旧道德”的理想女性。
本文将通过对比研究简与姚木兰的生活经历、爱情和婚姻,阐述他们不同的爱情婚姻观,并分析两位女主人公爱情婚姻观的共同局限性。
关键词:
简·爱;姚木兰;爱情;婚姻;局限性
Contents
Acknowledgementsi
Abstractii
摘要ii
TableofContentsiii
I.Introduction1
A.IntroductiontoCharlotteBronteandJaneEyre1
1.TheIntroductiontoCharlotteBronte1
2.TheIntroductiontoJaneEyre3
B.IntroductiontoLinYutangandMomentinPeking4
1.LinYutang’sLife5
2.TheIntroductiontotheHeroineYaoMulan6
C.TheStructureoftheThesis7
II.DifferentViewsofHeroinesonLoveandMarriage7
A.JaneEyre’sViewonLoveandMarriage7
1.TheLoveandMarriageofJaneEyre7
2.JaneEyre’sViewonLoveandMarriage8
B.YaoMulan’sViewonLoveandMarriage9
1.TheLoveandMarriageofYaoMulan9
2.YaoMulan’sViewonLoveandMarriage10
III.TheLocalizationofTwoHeroines’ViewsonLoveandMarriage10
A.TheReasonfortheDifferenceofTheirViewsonLoveandMarriage10
B.TheConjunctLocalizationofTheirViewsonLoveandMarriage11
IV.Conclusion11
References13
I.Introduction
CharlotteBronteisthepioneeroffeministliteraturein19thcenturyinBritain,hermasterpieceisJaneEyre.InthisnoveloftheVictorianAge,Charlotteshapedanewmodelofwomenofthattimeaswellasmodernage.TheheroinesJaneisarebelliousandselfrespectingladydesiringequality,meanwhile,sheisbravetopursueloveanddecideonhermarriage.ThroughthenovelCharlottechallengedmen’sauthorityandthepatriarchalsociety,expressedanoutstandingfemale’sdeclarationofloveandindependence.
InChineseliteratureLinYutangisspecialforhisviewonfemaleintwentiethcentury.InMomentinPekinghecreatedYaoMulananidealladywhocombines“newknowledgeandoutdatedmorality”aswellasfreeandopenwesternspirits.LinYutangadvocatestheequalityandindependenceoffemales,andshowstherespectandcaretofemalesinhisnovels.ButasaChinesescholarlivingintransitionperiodfromtraditionaltomodernsociety,heunavoidablyinfluencedbymale-centricculturetosomeextent.Themainpurposeofthisthesisistomakeacomparativestudyoftwowritersandtwoheroinesintheirbooks,especiallyfromperspectiveoffeminism.
A.IntroductiontoCharlotteBronteandJaneEyre
1.TheIntroductiontoCharlotteBronte
CharlotteBronte(21April1816 –31March1855)wasanEnglishfemalenovelistandpoet.SheistheeldestoneofthethreeBronte sisterswhosurvivedintoadulthood,andhernovelisthedevelopmentalmilestoneinEnglishliterature.Shewrote JaneEyrebythepenname ofCurerBell.
InordertoanalyzeCharlotteBronte’sviewonloveandmarriage,firstandforemostonemusthaveanoverviewofherlifeandeducationbackground.Charlottewasbornin Thornton, Yorkshire in1816;sheisthethirdofsixchildren.HerfatherwasanIrish Anglican clergyman.Hermotherwasdiedofcancerwhenshewasfiveyearsoldleavefivedaughtersandason.CharlotteBronteandhersistersaswellasherbrotherwerebroughtupbyheraunt.
Intheautumnof1824,Charlotteandhersisters,Emily,MariaandElizabethweresenttotheClergyDaughter’sSchoolatCowanBridgeinLancashirebyherfather.Later,CharlottedescribedtheschoolastheLowoodSchoolinhernovelJaneEyre.Thiswasaboardingschoolwheretheaccommodationswereextremelyterrible.Asaresult,thepoorconditionleavesaneternalbadeffectonCharlotte,notonlyonherbodyhealthbutalsophysicaldevelopment.Besides,itmaybethecauseofMariaandElizabeth’sdeath.
Later,herfathergotthembacktohomeinHaworthParsonagewheredidtheybegintheirliteraturelife.CharlotteandBranwellcreatedthestoryofAngrier,theirimaginedcountry.Thoseromanceswerefulldescriptionwhichlaythefoundationoftheirfutureliteraryoutput.
Duringtheperiodof1831-1832,CharlottegotfurtherstudyatRoeHeadinMirfield,whereshecomesacrossherbest,lifelongfriendsEllenNusseyaswellasMaryTaylor.ShewrotethenovelTheGreenDwarfunderthenameofWellesleyin1833andemployedasateacherattheschoolinthereduringthetime1835to1838.Form1839to1841;shetookthejobofgovernesstomanyfamiliesinYorkshire.
Later,shewasemployedasanEnglishteacherinaboardingprivateschoolholdbyConstantinHeger.But,shewasunhappyduringthisperiod,becauseofloneliness,homesicknessaswellasherlove.CharlottedeeplyfellinlovewithHegerwhohasalreadygotmarried.Afterthat,shewentbackhome,butthisexperiencegaveherinspirationofVilletteandTheProfessor.
IntheMay,1846,abookofpoemspublishedbyCharlotte,EmilyandAnneundertheirpseudonymstoavoidtheprejudicetothefemalewriter,however,itneitherarousedthepublicattentionnorsoldwell.Eventhough,theykeptonwritingandbegantofocusonnovel.Whentalkingaboutthismatter,laterintheBiographicalNoticeofEllisandActonBellCharlottesaid:
Aversetopersonalpublicity,weveiledourownnamesunderthoseofCurrer,EllisandActonBell;theambiguouschoicebeingdictatedbyasortofconscientiousscrupleatassumingChristiannamespositivelymasculine,whilewedidnotliketodeclareourselveswomen,because —withoutatthattimesuspectingthatourmodeofwritingandthinkingwasnotwhatiscalled'feminine' –wehadavagueimpressionthatauthoressesareliabletobelookedonwithprejudice;wehadnoticedhowcriticssometimesusefortheirchastisementtheweaponofpersonality,andfortheirreward,aflattery,whichisnottruepraise(WutheringHeights,1910:
3).
WhencomestoCharlotte’sloveandmarriage,whicharemuchsimilartohernovelJaneEyre.Duringthetwoyearssheworkedasthegoverness,thereweretwomenproposedmarriagetoher,onewasherfriend’sbrother,anotherwasayoungclergyman.Butsherefusedbothofthem;becauseshethoughtthattheydidn’tfallinlovewithherbutjustwantedtomarryawomanasthetraditiongoes.OnecanseeherpointofviewclearlyinhernovelespeciallyinthecharacterJaneEyre.Thenduringthetimesheenrolledasateacherinboardingprivateschool,shedeeplyfellinlovewithHegerwhohadalreadygotmarried.Thehappinesscameinthe1854,herfather’sclergymanArthurBellNichollswhohadlovewithherforlongtime,therefore,hemadeaproposalofmarriagetoher.Atfirst,notonlydidsherefusehim,butalsoherfather.However,shewasgraduallyattractedbyArthurBellNicholls,finallyshedeterminedtomarryhimignoredherfather’sobjection.TheygotmarriedinJune1854;thebelatedlovegavehermuchcomfortandhappiness.Butayearlater;Charlotte’shealthbecameworsedramaticallyduringherpregnantperiod.Unfortunately,ontheMarch31st,1855,shediedofphthisisaged38togetherwithherunbornbaby.
Charlottewrotefivenovelsinhershortlife,TheProfessor,waspublishedposthumouslyin1857,butsheoccupiedacrucialplaceinEnglishliterature.Themostoutstandingsubjectinhernovelisthewomen’sdesireofbeingindependentwhichcanbestronglyprovedinallhernovels.Besides,CharlotteisapioneerinthehistoryofEnglishliteraturewhofirstlymadewomen’svoicesasanovel’ssubject.Moreover,hernovelsarespecializedbythecharactersandplotsshewrotewhicharecloselylinkedwithhertruelife,therefore,hernovelshaveafull-bodiedcoloroflyrics.Thesetwopoints,feminismtogetherwithlyricalstyle,composedofthebasicfeatureofCharlotte’swriting,whichalsohasafar-reachinginfluenceonlaterwriters.Sheisthemodelofmodernwomen’snovel.
2.TheIntroductiontoJaneEyre
JaneEyre,themasterpieceofCharlotte,withacolorofautobiography,wasconsideredasapoe
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