An Analysis of Androgyny in To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf_英语论文

摘要

伍尔夫是英国二十世纪最著名的女性作家之一，是现代主义和女性主义的先驱者。1928年，弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫在《一间自己的房间》中提出了“双性同体”的文学理论，其代表作《到灯塔去》自出版以来便受到文学界的广泛关注。

本文将以《到灯塔去》为研究文本，从伍尔夫的“双性同体”理论出发，结合伍尔夫所持有的女性主义观，分析拉姆齐先生以及太太的形象及人物性格，探讨女画家莉丽·布里斯科在创作过程中经历的一系列心理过程以及变化，揭示女性作家，或女性艺术家在男权主导的社会中所付出的艰辛和抗争。论文认为，虽然伍尔夫作为女性主义的先锋，但是她对于两性差异的论述并非局限于女性主义的领地，而是客观地承认了传统女性角色和两性和谐这一理想状态，认为应将实现两性气质融合作为女性主义的终极目标。本研究旨在对两性和谐提供一个更为深刻的认识。

关键词:  弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫  《到灯塔去》   双性同体  女性主义  

Abstract

As one of the most famous women writers in Britain in the twentieth century, Virginia Woolf is also considered as a pioneer of modernism and feminism. In 1928, Virginia Woolf proposed the literary theory of androgyny in A Room of One’s Own. Her representative work, To the Lighthouse has aroused extensive attention since its publication .

Based on the text of To the Lighthouse, this thesis will employ Woolf’s androgyny theory, combined with her feminist view to analyze the images and personalities of Mr and Mrs Ramsay. Moreover, Woolf puts an emphasis on Lily’s mental activities and changes during her creation, trying to reveal female artists’ struggle and fight in a society dominated by male. Woolf holds a unique view towards the relationships between male and female. She goes beyond the simple feminism by admitting women’s traditional role, furthermore, she advocates pursuing an ideal harmony coexistence and treating the integration of two genders as the ultimate goal of feminism. This thesis aims to provide an insight into the harmonious state of male and female.

Keywords:  Virginia Woolf   To the Lighthouse  androgyny  feminism 

Contents

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Virginia Woolf and To the Lighthouse 1

1.2 Literature Review 2

1.3 Theoretical Framework 4

2 Conflicts between Two Genders 6

2.1 Absolute Rationality vs Sensibility 6

2.2 Men's Dependence vs Women's Pressure 7

2.3    Confrontations on Social Status 9

3 The Integration of Two Genders in Harmony 9

3.1 Changes of Mr Ramsay 9

3.2 Changes of Lily and Epiphany of Androgyny 10

Conclusion 12

Acknowledgements 14

References 15