Abstract:

Patriarchy is a system of social structures and practices in which men dominate, oppress and exploit women. In a patriarchal society, women are oppressed by men and become subordinates of men. Influenced by second-wave feminism, Angela Carter advocates feminism in most of her works, especially in The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. The paper, based on the analysis of The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, aims to explore how Carter deconstructs master narratives and reconstructs new stories from a new female point of view through adaptation and appropriation. It also elaborates on how Carter reveals the objectivity of women in a patriarchal society and how she subjectifies her female characters for the purpose of raising women’s consciousness of their real subordinate position in society and appealing to them for the pursuit of equality between man and woman.

Key Words: patriarchal society; feminism; adaptation; appropriation; subjectivity; equality

摘  要：

父权社会是以男子为中心的社会。在这个社会中，女性永远处于从属地位，她们没有自由，没有尊严，只能听从男性的支配。受到女性主义的影响，安吉拉•卡特在她的许多作品中都极度地表达对父权社会的不满。《血室及其他故事》就是卡特女性主义的代表作之一。本文以《血室及其他故事》为论述基础，分析卡特故事中女性人物的主体化现象，探讨卡特如何揭露出女性在父权社会中的从属地位，通过童话改编与化用的方式解构传统童话故事中存在的女性物化现象并且将女性角色主体化，旨在提高女性意识，呼吁女性为自由、平等而战。

关键词：父权社会；女性主义；改编；化用；主体化；平等

1 Introduction
As Helen Stoddart argues, “Angela Carter is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive and daring voices in twentieth-century British literature” (Stoddart XII). After her death, Carter became much more popular. Commenting on Carter’s continuing popularity, Rushdie points out that “she has become the contemporary writer most studied in British universities – a victory over the mainstream she would have enjoyed” (Stade and Karviener 94).
Angela Carter is a prolific feminist writer whose works mainly focus on the topic of women and their experiences of the world. In Carter’s earlier novels women often face manipulation and imminent destruction by powerful male figures. Starting with The Bloody Chamber, however, there is a turning point in her works, characterized by more celebratory moments when women are able to overcome their oppressors. Her last two novels, Nights at the Circus (1984) and Wise Children (1991), represent female characters with greater awareness of the forces designed to oppress them and consequently more power over their own destinies (Cantrell 9).