《觉醒》中的女性人物形象分析
毕业论文关键词：凯特.肖邦；《觉醒》；人物；男权社会
Abstract The Awakening was published in 1899, is the masterpiece of the American female writer Kate Chopin, who lived in the 19th century. It tells the story of the heroine Edna who is unwilling to play the role of wife and mother, and it is also the story of desire and the pursuit of freedom. This paper attempts to analyze the three female characters in the work, which confirms the feminist consciousness in the works of Chopin, After introducing Kate Chopin’s life and her major works, the paper will focus on the analysis of the main female characters and the male-centered social status and ideology in which they lived in. Thus it shows the cruel conclusion that all the women are victims in the patriarchal society, So that we can understand the connotation of topic of the work in an even better fashion.
Key words: Kate Chopin; The Awakening; female characters; patriarchal society
The Analysis of the Female Characters in The Awakening
Contents
摘 要 i
Abstract ii
I. Introduction 1
II. The Sleeping Angel—Adele Ratignolle 2
2.1 Subordination to Her Family 2
2.2 The Self-deception of Adele 5
III. The Awakened Freak 7
3.1 Independent Professional Lady 7
3.2 The Voice of Subverting 9
IV. The awakening Woman—Edna Pontellier 11
4.1 Awakening both Inside and Outside 11
4.2 Obstacles in the Process of Edna’s Awakening 14
4.2.1 Misunderstood Emotional Awakening 14
4.2.2 Unsuccessful Physical Awakening 15
4.3 An Rebirth of Edna 16
V. Conclusion 18
Bibliography 20
Acknowledgments 21
I. Introduction
The Awakening is the representative work of Kate Chopin, and the final masterpiece of her writing career. During her writing career (1888-1904), Kate Chopin was regarded as a talented local color writer for her two favorable collections that were mainly set in the State of Louisiana and established in her reputation literature. Kate Chopin lived in the United States of the 19th century, in which era, women’s social status was very low. They were the accessories of the society and family, and they didn’t have their own independent life. After being neglected in the early twentieth century, Chopin’s works were revalued. In other words, Kate Chopin writes this novel to express the desire of women. The Awakening is a process that is lonely, desperate and painful for women at that time. It is also the test of life and death. Edna died eventually after struggled lonely. But she can understand that she can’t live without the self. That is the meaning of awakening. Kate Chopin hoped Edna can make it out of the patriarchy in that time.
The Awakening tells about the heroine Edna is unwilling to play the role of wife and mother, and it is also the story of desire and the pursuit of freedom. Edna is not only a submissive female character, she is also full of a strong brave, active male character. At the same time, the purpose of this paper is to dig deep to Edna to show the character of the novel has very profound significance and struggle to explore her awakening from the spirit to reality, finally seek the deep meaning of unity and liberation.
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