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英语论文飘
摘要
《飘》是最著名的美国小说之一。
故事发生在美国内战期间南方的种植园中。
这篇文章集中在主人公思嘉丽身上表现出的判逆和艰苦创业、自强不息的精神,显示了女主人公自我意识的觉醒和对自由的追求。
这部小说从战前、战中和战后三个时段详细描述思嘉丽女性意识觉醒的各个方面。
战前,思嘉丽抛弃了传统女性应有的矜持和束缚,敢爱敢恨,正是她女性意识的体现。
在战争期间,为了生存她抛弃了一个贵小姐应有的娇气,寻求到了经济和生活上的独立而使许多男子自愧不如。
战后,她又勇敢冲破女性身上的种种枷锁,追求自我价值的实现。
这篇文章给现代社会的女性新的力量使她们能够战胜困难。
即使是现代社会女性要比男性忍受更多的困难,尤其是那些名人,但是她们会用她们的智慧和双手做的更好。
关键词:
<<飘>>;女权主义;自我意识;自由
Abstract
ThenovelGonewiththeWindisoneofthemostpopularAmericannovels.ThestorytakesplaceintheSouthernplantationsbeforetheAmericanCivilWar.ThispaperfocusesontherebelliousandpioneeringspiritofScarlettundoubtedlyreflectingtheheroine’spursuitofself—awarenessandliberty.Scarlett'sfeminismisreflectedrespectivelybeforethewar,duringthewarandafterthewar,whichrevealsthevividpictureofScarlett'scharacterinthenovel.Beforethewar,Scarlettabandonedetiquetteandrestraintthataladyshouldhaveatthattimeanddaredtopursueherreallove.Herangerexplodedaftershewasrefused.Thus,feminismisreflectedintheactionofScarlettcompletely.Duringthewar,inordertosurvive,Scarlettdiscardedeleganceandgracethataladyshouldpossess.Shesearchedtheeconomicandlifeindependencewhichwasreallychallengedtomales.Afterthewar,Scarlettbrokealltheconventionalshacklesanddaredtoseekforherself-value.Fromtheaboveanalysis,itiseasilydrewtheconclusionthatScarlettrepresenttheawakeningofnewgeneration.Thispapergiveswomeninmodernsocietynewspritetoovercometheirhardships.Eventhoughwomeninmodernsocietysuffermorethanman,especiallyforthosefamousones,theywilldobestwiththeirownwisdomandtheirhands.
Keywords:
GonewiththeWind;feminism;self—awarenessandliberty
1Introduction
1.1Thebackgroundofthisnovel
AtlantanativeMargaretMitchell's1936noveloftheCivilWar(1861-65)andReconstructioninGeorgia,GoneWiththeWind,occupiesanimportantplaceinanyhistoryoftwentieth-centuryAmericanliterature.Dismissedbymostacademicliterarycriticsforbeinguneven,flawed,andconventionallywritteninanagemarkedbyliteraryexperimentation,andattackedbysomeculturalcommentatorsaspromulgatingracistmythsandunderminingtheveryfoundationsofitsbasicallyfeministparadigm,thebest-sellingnovelofthetwentiethcenturycontinuestowithstanditsdetractors.Uponitspublication,reviewersdrewcomparisonswithWilliamMakepeaceThackeray'sVanityFairandLeoTolstoy'sWarandPeace.MargaretMitchellclaimednottohavereadThackeray'snoveluntilshehadcompletedherCivilWarsagaandconfessedherinabilityevertogetveryfarinTolstoy'smonumentalwork.ShedidadmithersaturationinCharlesDickensandhersensethatherworkwasa“Victorian'typenovel.”[1]MitchellchoseanepicmomentinAmericanhistoryandneverflinchedinbringingittolifeonagrandscale;acreativeenergyreminiscentofthenineteenthcenturydrivesthework.Mitchellalsowroteadistinctlyfeministnovel.Shesoundedthenoteearlywiththenarrator'scommentthat“atnotime,beforeorsince,hadsolowapremiumbeenplacedonfemininenaturalness,andshemercilesslyexposedasouthernpatriarchythatrequiresthatwomenbeflatteringlysubservienttomales,nomatterhowmuchlessintelligentandcapable.”
Theinherentracismofthenovelismoredifficulttodefend.CharacteristicofhergenerationofsouthernersisMitchell'sunquestioningacceptanceoftheessentialinferiorityofAfricanAmericans,whomshepresents,inafewdistastefulinstances,innonhumanterms.Meldedwiththatprejudice,contradictorily,isevidenceofhergreatrespectforsomemembersoftherace.SuchabifurcatedvisionistheverydilemmathatMississippiauthorWilliamFaulknerwrestledwithhisentirewritingcareer.InthenovelMitchellmerelyacceptstheinstitutionofslaveryandfailstorecognizethestrengthandcourageofthosewhorebelledagainsttheirstatusasslaves.
WhatshepresentswellisanarrayofportraitsofanunletteredAfricanAmericanpeasantry,rangingfromthenobility,shrewdness,loyalty,andaffectionofMammytothefoolishnessofPrissy.LikeWilliamShakespeare,Mitchellhasherfoolsamongallclasses.NoonehasyetcriticizedherportrayalofHoneyWilkes.MargaretMitchellwasproudofthefactthatshehadtriedtoconveyaccuratelythespeechoftheoldAfricanAmericansofheracquaintancewithoutresortingtotheentangleddialectofJoelChandlerHarris,andshereactedagainstallthestockfigures,whiteandblack,ofthesentimentalplantationnovelsthatprecededGonewiththeWind.
1.2Thedefinitionoffemaleconsciousness
Psychologicallyspeaking“consciousness”isoftendefinedas,“Asenseofone'spersonalorcollectiveidentity,includingtheattitudes,beliefs,andsensitivitiesheldbyorconsideredcharacteristicofanindividualorgroup.”[2]Therefore"femaleconsciousness"usuallyreferstothewaywomenrelatetothemselvesandwhatitmeanstobefemale.
Femaleconsciousnessiswoman’sself-consciousnessofstatus,influenceandvalueasthesubjectintheobjectiveworld[3]Itisapersonalmotivetostimulatewomen’spursuitforindependence,freedom,initiative,creativity.Concretelyspeaking,femaleconsciousnessmeanswomenwakeupandfulfillherhistoricalmission,socialresponsibility,personalobligation;meanwhiletheyknowtheirself-featurewellandtakepartinsocialactivitiesintheirownways.Theestablishmentanddevelopmentoffemaleconsciousnessisaprocessofchangingandenrichmentanddevelopmentofthesociety.Thestandardsoffemaleconsciousness’statusarestillinresearch.PekingUniversityscholarsFuXinandWangSufangclaimedthatthewakeningandimprovementoffemaleconsciousness’smanifestinfourmainaspects:
womenrealizethemselvesasthesubjectsinthesociety,thisrealizationisoneoftheuniversalattributestohumanbeings,accordingtohumanbeings’overallnecessitiestoestablishtheirlivesspontaneously;theyrealizewomen’sspecialqualitiesandportrayarealfemalequalityinharmonywiththeirphysiologyandpsychology;theyunderstandandplayavarietyofrolesinbalance;theyregardsmanproperlyandcanworkwithmaninharmony[4].Ithinkthestandardsofwakeningshouldincludethesexconsciousness,whichrequireswomentobeself-respective、self-confidentbutnotself-abased、self-flabby;theycantakeacorrectjudgmentonthetwosexes,insistingonsexualequality,butnotmalesuperioritynorfemaleinferiorityorwomansupremacists;thefemalegroupsconsciousness’awakeningbeginwithself-respect,self-confidence,independence,andtowardstofemalegroups’self-reliance.
1.3Thesignificanceofthestudy
Ononehand,thispaperstudiesthechangeonScarlettgivenpeopleathoughtfulimpressiononstatueofthewomen.Italsogivespeopleavividpictureofthelifeofthewomen.Peopletraditionallythinkthatwomenarethesubordinatethingstomen.“ButtheheroinScarlett’sup-growingexperiencesandthewarsshowtheawokefeminineconsciousnessandtheprogressoftheera,whichmeansachallengetoman-dominatedsociety.”[5]Itencouragesmoreandmorewomenfightingfortheirownvaluethatwomanaretheindependentoneswhichalsoareequaltomen.Italsogivespeopleanewimpressionthatwomenaren’tworsethanmen,sometimes,theydobetterthanmenwhoistotallyoverthroughthetraditionalvaluetowardsocietyandthelife.
Ontheotherhand,today,lotsofpeopleinthesocietyarewillingtoobeytheruleofthesocietywhethertheruleiscorrectornot.ThespiritofScarlettisalsothetowertouswhichgiveswomenstrengthtoraisetheirheadsandlivebythemselves.Italsopredictsthatoursocietywillbeofharmonyandequalitybetweenthewomenandtheman.[6]
2ThegrowthofScarlett'sfemaleawakeningbeforethewar
2.1ThecharacterofyoungScarlett
Attheopeningofthenovel,theauthordepictsaquietpeacefulpicture.BeforethestartoftheCivilWar,theSouthstillpracticed.However,theslaveryeconomythetraditionalconceptoftheentireregionisextremelyserious.Meninthefamilyoccupyanabsolutelydominantposition,whilewomenwerefullyboundbyfamilytradition.Asstatedinthetext,"Marriagegirlsinadditiontodoingsomethingelse,mustbegentle,lovely,beautiful,butaftermarriage,peoplewillexpectthemtotakecareofafamilyofoveronehundredpeople,includingwhitesandblacks.”[7]ButScarlettwasneverreadytostooptothestronger.Hermotherteacheshertobecomealady,eventhough;itishardtochangeherattitudetowardlifeandhappiness.Shewasn’treadytobethatignorantgirlwhoobeyedthelawsthesocietyorderedher.Heractionwasalwayscontrastedtohermother.Shealwayslikedtoplaywithboysandcrumbedtothetree.Sherefusedtoeatlikeabird,andbecamethecommoditytoletmaletochoose.
2.2GrowthofScarlett'scouragetoexpressherlove
ScarlettdaredtoexpressherlovetothemannamedAshleyWilkeswhoshewastrulylovedafterhearinghewouldmarryhiscousinMelanieHamiltonandtheannouncementwouldbeannouncedthenextdayatabarbecueathisfamily’shome,thenearbyplantationTwelveOaks.WhenScarlettisalonewithAshley,sheconfessesherloveforhim.HeadmitshefindsScarlettattractive,butsaysthatheandthegentleMelaniearemorecompatible.SheaccusesAshleyofmisleadingherandslapshiminanger,whichisheightenedwhensherealizesthatRhetthasoverheardthewholeconversation.“Sir,youarenogentleman!
”sheprotests,towhichhereplies,“Andyou,miss,arenolady!
”[8]AllthedescriptionofScarlettthatgivesusanewimpressionbecauseheractionwastotallycontrastingtoaladythatsocietyrequired.Butheractionwasju
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