Abstract

Alice Walker is one of the most outstanding and influential black women writers in the American literary world since the 1970s. Alice Walker has devoted herself to the writing of many good works; meantime, she also puts forward a unique term named womanism. In all of her works, The Color Purple has always been considered as her notable work. It is obvious that this novel aroused strong reaction once it was published in 1982. Besides, this novel is also regarded as the specific practice of Alice’s theory of womanism. This novel is mainly about the growth story of black women. As for these black women in the novel, they finally become independent by making efforts to get rid of the oppression of black men. The black women’s growth story has a deep effect on the movement of women’s liberation. In addition to the growth of black women, there is no doubt that the growth of black men is of great importance. In this novel, the black men are in constant growth and transformation due to the growth of black women and the influence of womanism.

This thesis is to portray the process of black men’s transformation, and then make an analysis of the reasons for their transformation. As a consequence of that, it is necessary for the black men to have the courage to break through the bondage of the value system of traditional patriarchy and get rid of the negative influence of it. And then they can completely liberate themselves in psychological aspect and realize the self-value. Only by doing this can black men and women respect each other and live a harmonious life together. What’s more, both of them can obtain the emancipation of their soul completely.

Key word: Alice Walker, The Color Purple, womanism, patriarchy, transformation 

摘        要

艾丽丝.沃克是20世纪70年代以来美国文坛最具影响力的黑人女作家之一，不仅贡献出很多优秀的作品，而且还提出了“妇女主义”这一独特的思想概念。作为艾丽丝沃克最著名的代表作，《紫色》一经发表就引起社会的广泛反响，一直被看作是沃克“妇女主义”理论的具体实践。小说主要讲述了黑人女性的成长历程，讲述了她们从被压迫到独立自主的转变历程。小说中黑人女性的成长故事有着深远的意义。但是，不容忽视的是小说中的黑人男性形象的转变也具有重要意义。伴随着小说中黑人女性的成长，同时受妇女主义的影响，黑人男性也在不断的成长蜕变。
本文通过展现黑人男性形象的转变历程，分析形象转变的原因，来说明黑人男性只有冲破传统父权价值体系的束缚，摆脱父权制的消极影响，从心理上彻底解放自己，认清自身的价值所在，才能与黑人女性互相尊重，和谐共处，从而获得心灵的彻底解放，走向最终的幸福之路。

关键词：艾丽丝.沃克， 《紫色》， 妇女主义， 父权制， 转变