浅析《明智的孩子》中的女性主义_英语论文

A Feminist Analysis of Wise Children

摘要

本文意在挖掘《明智的孩子》中所表现的女性主义价值观。全文共分为四个部分。第一部分是对作者安吉拉·卡特的介绍以及对《明智的孩子》的简介，使读者更好地了解作者及其作品和她的写作经历。另外，第一部分还总结了国内外学者近些年来对《明智的孩子》的文学评论。第一章对安吉拉·卡特的女性主义视角进行了探讨：首先回顾了西方女性主义及其发展过程，英国女性主义的文化传统，然后分析了卡特的女性主义思想以及她深刻思想的家庭根源和社会依据。第二章着重分析了女性主义在《明智的孩子》中的体现。本章首先揭示了在《明智的孩子》中的女性在男权社会所遭受的各方面不平等的待遇，因此卡特在文中号召女性从各方面进行反抗，包括身体独立和精神独立，建构女性的话语方式，和运用女性独特的思维和创作方式，在男权社会中，追求自由、顽强独立的女性与男性的自甘堕落的形象形成鲜明的对比。最后一部分是结论部分，总结了安吉拉·卡特的《明智的孩子》中的女性主义思想。

本文通过浅析卡特长篇小说《明智的孩子》来探索女性主义思想的觉醒和成长，以此来展现女性们不断追求自由的过程。卡特在《明智的孩子》这部作品中深刻批判父权意识形态磨灭人性暗无天日的黑色社会，从而表达对男女平等的美好社会的诉求。她笔下女性的外表和心灵可以不受时间的约束，从而真正实现灵魂自由和肉体自由。安吉拉·卡特的女性主义具有丰富的内涵，她的思想充分表明了女性主义在文化发展过程中的重要意义，对世界范围内的当代女性主义作家和评论家都有重要的影响作用。

关键词：安吉拉·卡特；《明智的孩子》；女性主义 

Abstract

This paper intends to explore the value of feminism, which is vividly shown in the Wise Children. It is divided into an introduction, two chapters and a conclusion. The first part is a brief introduction of Angela Carter, her living environment, and her work Wise Children. This part also summarizes literature review about Wise Children at home and abroad in recent years. In chapter one, discussions about Angela Carter’s unique feminist views will be made in two aspects: firstly, it introduces the definition of feminism, reviews the development of the western feminism and the British feminist literary tradition, and then analyzes Carter’s feminist views. Secondly, the analysis of the roots of Carter’s feminism perspective is made from Carter’s family background and her social surroundings. Chapter two focuses on an analysis of the novel of Wise Children. It first takes on women’s unequal position in patriarchal society. Then, it calls for women’s rebellions, including physical independence, mental independence, creating women’s own conversational styles and applying unique ways of thinking and creation. The last part is the conclusion of the thesis, which sums up the feminist interpretation of Angela Carter’s Wise Children.

This paper, by analyzing the novel Wise Children written by Carter, is to explore the awakening and growth of feminist thought and to show a magnificent picture where women continue pursuing freedom all the time. Carter has profoundly criticized in this work Wise Children that it can never fail to obliterate humanity under a patriarchal society and finally has strongly expressed her wish that every man and woman is able to live in an equal and prosperous society. Under her vivid description, women’s appearance and mind cannot be bound by time, and finally, they can achieve the ultimate goal- realizing the true freedom of the soul and the body. There are massive connotations in Carter’s feminism. Her ideas abundantly play an important feminist role in the history of cultural development and have a good influence on a mass of writers and critics all over the world. 

Key words: Angela Carter; Wise Children; Feminist

Contents

Introduction 5

i. Angela Carter and her works 5

ii. Literature Review 7

Chapter One Angela Carter's Feminist Perspective 8

1.1 Angela Carter and Feminism 9

1.1.1 A Brief Introduction to Feminism 9

1.1.2 Western Feminism Development and British Feminist Literary customs 10

1.2 The Roots of Angela Carter's Feminism Perspective 11

1.2.1 Family Background 11

1.2.2 Cultural and social Background 12

Chapter Two Feminism in Angela Carter's Wise Children 13

2.1 Women's Rebellions in Patriarchal Society 13

2.1.1 Realizing Physical Independence 14

2.1.2 Achieving Mental Independence 17

2.1.3 Creating Sound Personality 18

2.2 Men's Degeneration in Patriarchal Society 22

Conclusion 23

Bibliography 24

Acknowledgments 25