喜福会和一辈子做女孩两部电影中于爱情和生活方面女性形象之差异.docx
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喜福会和一辈子做女孩两部电影中于爱情和生活方面女性形象之差异
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Discrepancyoffeminineimagestowardsloveandlifebytwofilms:
JoyLuckClub&Eat,LoveandPray
LiYating
李雅婷
ApaperSubmittedasaPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirements
FortheDegreeofB.A.inEnglish
Supervisedby
SchoolofForeignLanguages
DonghuCollege,WuhanUniversity
May,2012
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电影《一辈子做女孩》是根据同名小说改编而成,讲述的是一个女人旅行过程中的灵魂探索,自我发现之旅。
一个已经30岁的女人,在经历了失败的婚姻,带着剩余的钱,一个背包和痛苦破碎的心便开始了孤独的旅行。
她在意大利享受人间美食,在印度洗涤烦躁的身心,重归巴厘岛获得自我救赎的启示。
作者伊丽莎白·吉尔伯特用第一人称叙述的方式让每一位有同样类似情感困惑的读者一同经历了一场情感教育。
并且积极引导读者们对于究竟什么是我们想要的,我们是谁和我们应该如何面对意想不到的可能一类的哲学思考进行更加深入的思考,从而明白女人的一生唯独活过爱过的生命意义。
电影《喜福会》则是改编于美国华裔作家谭恩美的成名小说,小说描写解放前期从中国大陆移居美国的四位女性的生活波折,以及他们与美国出生的女儿之间的心理隔膜,感情冲撞。
导演在拍摄这部移民题材的电影时用倒叙的方法,并在慢慢的回溯中我们发现女性在一种自我抗争中解放了肉体上的捆绑,却同时戴上了精神的枷锁,或者是烙印。
女人自有其偏执的一面,喜欢夸耀也很好强,却没想过怎么去为自己而生活,她们以聪明才智对待别人,以伤口疼痛对待自己,本身就是一个困囿于自我世界里的可怜人,于是她们开始一致的寻求改变,寻找相互的共融。
《喜福会》在某种程度上将她们的经历放大,母女之间的冲突也被摆在了主要地位,它富于戏剧化,伴随多场情感冲突,浮现出非同一般的文化内涵和艺术张力。
关键词:
女性地位,自我发现,精神救赎
Abstract
Themovie“Eat,loveandpray”isadaptedfromitsoriginalnovel,whichtalksaboutthejourneyofsoul-explorationandself-discoveryofawomanofthirtyyearsold.Afterhavingfailedinherfirstmarriage,shebroughtherlimitedsavingsandabigpacket,startedherlonelytripwithanalmostbrokenheart.SheenjoyeddeliciousfoodinItaly,simplifiedherboredmindsinIndiaandreturnedtoBaliIslandtoregaintheenlightenmentofself-salvation.TheauthorElizabethGilbertusedthefirstnarrationtoeducateeachreaderwhohasfacedthesameaffectionconfusions,andpositivelyguidedreaderstoexploresuchphilosophyquestionsaswhatreallywewant,whoreallyweareandhowweshouldfaceunexpectedpossibilitiesintodeepreflections.Sothosegetintotheexplorationofthelifesignificanceofawomanbetweenloveandlife.
Themovie“joyluckclub”isadaptedfromAmerican-ChinesewriterAmyTan’sfirstwell-knownnovel.ThisnoveldescribedthelifesufferingsoffourChinesewomenwhoimmigratedtoAmericafromChinamainlandinthemiddleof20thcentury.Anditalsostatedaboutthepsychologicalcrashbetweentwogenerationsof8womenintwogenerations.Duringdatingbacktothewholeincident,thedirectormakestheadvantageofflashbacktoleadustoknowthatwomenareoppressedbyspiritualbondagewhiletheyliberatethemselvesthroughself-conflict.Wecouldeasilyfindthestubbornsideofwomencharacteristic,likeshowingoffwhattheyhaveandforcingwaytowininmanyaspects.Butseldomhavetheythoughtaboutwhatlifetheyhavelivedfor,theycouldtreatearthlyaffairsthroughincomparableintelligence,butapainfulwaytotreatthemselves.Orwecouldsaytheythemselvesarepoorintheirself-worlds.Thentheystartedanagreementtolookforchangesandsimilaritiestohaveincommon.Inthemoviejoyluckclub,thescreenhasenlargedtosomedegreetheirexperiencesandtheconflictsbetweentwogenerationsofmothers,anddaughtersaresetindominantasituation,whichhelpsrepresentthedramaticeffects,accompanyingwithseveralemotionaldifferences,presentsextraordinaryculturalmeaningsandextensionofart.
Keywords:
womenstatus,self-discovery,spiritualsalvation
CONTENTS
1.Introduction:
Backgroundinformation.1
1.1Eat,LoveandPray1
1.1.1CharacterofElizabeth(Liz)3
1.2JoyLuckClub3
1.2.1Characteroffourwomen:
Suyun,Linduo,YingyingandAnmei.5
2.Explorationofwomanselfhood6
2.1Eat,loveandpray:
Journeyofawoman’sgrowingupofherheartbyherexplorationofhertrueself6
2.2Joyluckclub:
Thedevelopmentofthewomen’sinnerworldthroughchangeableenvironmentsandevents7
3.Similarityanddifferenceconcludedbythesetwoexamplesaccordingly9
3.1.Similarity:
9
3.1.1Emotion:
self-awareness:
fromignorancetocomprehension9
3.1.2Figureofspeech:
useofmetaphorandsymbol10
3.2Differenceculturalbackgrounds10
3.2.1Culturalbackgrounds10
3.2.2Womenimages11
4.Conclusion12
WorksCited13
1.Introduction
1.1IntroductiontoEat,LoveandPray
Thestoryhappenstobeajourneyofawoman’sownsoul-explorationandself-discoverybytravelingamongthreeforeigncountries.Thatis,toenjoyafeastofdeliciousfoodinItaly,tolearnthedepthofone’smindquietlyinIndiaandtofindthetrueselfofone’sowninBali.
Atthebeginning,thenarrator,orwecansaythewriterherselfcametoBalitopayavisittoaveryoldman,apsychic,whoisamasterofemotionalhealer.Whoiswell-knownforhishelpingone’sgrowth?
Theheroine,namedLizcometoseekforhelp,theoldmantoldherthatshewouldhavetwomarriages,onewasshortwhileanotherwaslifelongandgaveherapicturetotellhertoseethisworldthroughheartratherthaneyes,tostandfirmlyonthegroundwithfourlegsandpredictedLizwouldcomebacktoBalitohelphimlearnEnglishoneyearlater,shemightlossallhermoneywhenherfirstmarriagewasbrokenup,andshewouldturnforhelpfromhim,afterhercomingback,theoldmanwouldteachhersomelifeprinciplesandshecouldfinallyrealizewhatshereallywantsandwhoshewantstobe.
Oneyearlater,perhapsmostoneshaveforgottensuchthings;Lizstillgoesforwhatshelovestodo—aprofessionalwriterfortravelmagazines.Shehasintendedawonderfultravelwhenhishusbandhadmadehisdecisiontoliveastablelifeasateacher,atthatnight,shewasfrightenedwithoutreason,shedidn’tknowwhy,andmaybeshejustfeltthepresentlifewasnotsupposedtobe,atleastnotaswhatsheexpectedto.Atsuchasleeplessnight,shecouldn’tfallasleep.Thenshedecidedtodosomethingtocomfortherheart.Shetriedtopray,anactionsheneverdidbefore.Andthefirstwordsshesaidafterallwas,”hello,god..”aftershewenttobedagain,shehadgotherownanswer,abravedecisiontogiveupallthethingsshehad,sheclearlyunderstoodthatevenatherthirty’s,shedidn’twanttobeamother,anddidn’twanttohaveahusbandaswell.
Afewyearsago,shemadeuphermindtoattempttobeagoodwifeandlearnttoenjoyanormalmarriagelife.Withoutdoubt,herfirsthusbandwaspissedoff.Astheoldmanpredicted,inordertoendupthisrelationship,shewouldrathersacrificeallshehadtogetfreedom.Bytheway,herlostmoneyhadallcomeback;ifitcouldbedescribedasawaytorevengeortoholdherinadyingrelationship,whatherhusbanddidwassomesortsofmiserabledeeds.Especially,attheendofarelationship,thebraveonewhocouldleteverythinggoistheonewhoundertakessomuchlove,atleastlotsofbeingloved.Andtheotherwhoisbeing“abandoned”stillstrugglestorecoveruntilthelastmomentloversbecomeenemies.Then,Lizmetanotherhandsomeguyinthetheatre,afterafewdaysofhappiness,alltheprocessesacouplehadtoexperiencejustactedagain,andshefeltfedupwiththebondageoflovesomeoneorbeinglovedatburdens.Shebrokeoffanotherrelationship,boughtaticket,flewtoaforeigncountry—Italy.
Duringthosedaysinthistotallydifferentcountry,shemetsomegoodfriends,learntafewItalianwords,tastedalotofdeliciousItalianfood,ratherthancareaboutkeepingacharmingbodyshapeforattractingtheoppositesex.Shestartedtolearnhowtopleaseherself,tomeetherownneedsandtolivetherealwayshewants.FromItaliantravel,shesuddenlyrealizedthatevenoneisheart-brokentheworldstillrunsinitsway,tastyfoodisalwaysreadytoprovidetoguests.
Subsequently,shewenttoIndia,tosearchfortruth.It’sevidentthatthesurroundingstherewasunbearable,shecouldnotfocusherselfononepointatthebeginning,evenquestionedwhyshemadesuchamistaketothinkoffindingsomethingrealbyexploringitsoriginalplace.Andinthatcity,shemetanotherfriendwhosharedhiscomplexexperienceswithherandencouragedhertofacerealitywithcourageandfaith.Justlike,ifyoumissedsomeone,yourexcusetoldyoucouldnottopursuethethingsyouknowwhichhadnohappyendings.Justmissedit,aplacidofmindwouldhelpyoufaceeverythingnaturally.Ifyoufeltsorryforsomeone,justsaidIwasreallysorry,escapewasnotasolutiontotheproblems.”
Onlyoneyearlater,shecamebacktoBali,andtriedtobetterunderstandthatpromise.Thepityisthat,theoldmancouldnotrecognizeher,anduntilshepresentedthepicturehegaveherayearago.Theoldmankepthispromisetoteachherallheknew,soLizactedashisprivateassistantandlivedafreelifeinthisisolatedislandwithbeautifulsceneryandlocalcharacteristics.Atthismoment,shemettheguywhowouldaccompanyherduringtherestofherlife.Theybothhadagoodtimewitheachother.ButforLiz,theuncertainwasakindofperseveranceinlove.Aseverydamagedsoulknewthepains,likethepainfulmemorycouldnotbewipedoutwhenafingerwascutoff.Shejustdidn’tknowhowtoloveagain,ortoacceptanewrelationship.Afterfullyunderstandingofthemeaningofloveandlife,shefinallygotherownwaytofaceherlifehonestlyandfiguredoutthat,thereneverhasaprincetosaveherlife,exceptherselftotakecompletecontrolofherownlife.
1.1.1CharacterofElizabeth(Liz)
SpeakingofthemaincharacterElizabeth,Ihavetosaysheisarepresentativeofnewwomanimageofourage,orwecouldjustinterpretherasacommonfiguretoexpresswhatourfinaldestinationistowardlove,Herpursuitofloveisajourneyofherownaccomplishment.Sheisself-determined,courageousandopen-minded.Herfirsttwoloveaffairsbothnearlybroke
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- 喜福会 一辈子 女孩 电影 爱情 生活 方面 女性 形象 差异