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讲师
学生姓名:
学号:
专业:
旅游英语
院(系):
外语系
答辩日期:
2013年4月24日
2013年4日13日
编号
郑州华信学院
2013届毕业论文
题目
FemaleConsciousnessin
TheThornBird
学生姓名
学号
系部
外语系
专业
旅游英语
班级
旅游英语班
指导教师
孙丽娟
二零一三年四月
Acknowledgement
Iwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoallthosewhohelpedmeduringthewritingofthisthesis.
Firstandforemost,Iwouldliketoshowmydeepestgratitudetomysupervisor,SunLijuan,arespectable,responsibleandresourcefulteacher,whohasprovidedmewithvaluableguidanceineverystageofthewritingofthisthesis.Withoutherenlighteninginstruction,impressivekindnessandpatience,Icouldnothavecompletedmythesis.Herkeenandvigorousacademicobservationenlightensmenotonlyinthisthesisbutalsoinmyfuturestudy.Ishallextendmythankstomysupervisorforallherkindnessandhelp.Iwouldalsoliketothankallmyteacherswhohavehelpedme.
MysincerethanksshouldalsogotoallmyteachersfortheirscholarlyadviceandgeneroushelpduringmystudyinForeignLanguageDepartment.AnyprogressthatIhavemadeistheresultoftheirprofoundconcernandselflessdevotion.
Lastmythankswouldgotomybelovedfamilyfortheirlovingconsiderationsandgreatconfidenceinmeallthroughtheseyears.Ialsoowemysinceregratitudetomyfriendsandmyfellowclassmateswhogavemetheirhelpandtimeinlisteningtomeandhelpingmeworkoutmyproblemsduringthedifficultcourseofthethesis.
摘要
考琳·
麦卡罗是当代澳大利亚一位多才多艺的女作家。
她著名的家世小说《荆棘鸟》在1977年问世后,引起了极大的轰动。
本文以女性研究为基础,首先阐述了女性意识的基本涵义。
接着作者力图从社会背景与时代女性的关系这个层面上研究探索该书三代女性的女性意识。
最后,作者阐明了女性意识的社会意义,指出女性意识的内容并非是固定的,它是不断变化发展的,是时代发展的一面镜子。
关键词:
女性意识;
荆棘鸟;
考琳•麦卡洛
Abstract
ColleenMcCulloughisaversatilecontemporaryAustraliawomanwriter.HerfamousfamilysagaTheThornBirdcausedtremendoussensationafterpublicationin1977.Onthebasisofwomen´
sstudies.Thisthesisfirstelaboratesthebasicconnotationsofthefemaleconsciousness.Andthenstudiesandinvestigatesthefemalesofthreegenerationsfromalevelrelatedtosocialbackgroundandfemaleconsciousnessofthattime.Intheend,theauthorclarifiesthesocialsignificanceofthefemaleconsciousnesspointingoutthatthecontentsoffemaleconsciousnessarenotirrevocableandthattheychangeanddevelopcontinuouslyasadevelopingmirrorofthetimes.
Keywords:
femaleconsciousness;
TheThornBirds;
ColleenMcCullough
Contents
1.TheBackgroundofColleenMcCulloughandherTheThornBird
1.1ThebackgroundofColleenMcCullough
MsColleenMcCulloughisafamouswriterwhodidaverygoodjobonpsychologicalcreation.Asafemalewriter,sheknowsthefeelingsandthepsychologyactivitiesofwomenverywell.Fromthelate1960stothe1980s,therewasavibrantwomen’smovementinthewesterncountries.Themovementbroughtaboutmajorchangesinmostwomen’slivesaswellasineverydaylifeintheUnitedStatesinwhichtheauthorofthebook,ColleenMcCullough,haslivedforquitealongtime.Feministideasarepartoftheintellectualclimate.Influencedbyherlivingbackgroundandtheideologicalrevolutionofhertime,ColleenMcCulloughnurturesherfeministconsciousness.Shesuggeststhataharshsuppressionusuallybringsoutastrongflameofrebel.HerfeministoutlookfindsfullexpressionintherebelliousthoughtsandactionsofthefemalecharactersinTheThornBird,eachpossessingastrongerrebelliousspiritagainstthepatriarchalsociety.Furthermore,thelivesandattitudesofthefemalecharactersofthethreegenerationsinthebookrepresentthreedifferentstagesofthefeministmovement.Therefore,whileportrayingherprotagonists,theauthorhintsattheevolutionofwomen’spsycheinthestreamoffeministmovement.
1.2.ThebackgroundofTheThornBird
TheThornBird,withitsintricateplot,vividcharacterdepictionandthoughtfultheme,claimstobeafascinatingnovel.Sinceitspublication,ithassetrecordsforsalesandpopularity.Publishedin1977,overahalfmillionhardbackcopiesofthebookhadbeensoldin1979.Afteritwastranslatedintoseveralotherlanguages,itgainedevenmorewidespreadpopularity,particularlyamongfemalereaders,andwascrownedas“theAustralianAnswertoGonewiththeWind”byTheGuardian.Thenovelwonitsoverwhelmingpopularitynotonlybecauseofitsfinestyleofwriting,butalsoitsthought-provokingthemeandambiguousconnotations,whichhavebeeninterpretedfromdifferentperspectives.
Anexaminationofthecontentofthisbook,therefore,ishighlylikelytorevealtheconnotationhiddeninthenovelwhichtriggersthefemalereaders’commonfeelings.Studiesaboutthisbookinthepastmainlyconcernedwithacomparativestudy,withanemphasisonitstheme.Mostthesesrelatedtothisnovelexplorethereligiousbackground,theconflictsbetweenhumannatureandsuperhumanstrength,theloveandfate,andinmostcases,anappreciationofthefinequalitiesofthecharacters.ThenovelisfrequentlycomparedwiththeScarletLetterandNotreDomedeParisintermsofreligionaswellaswithTheHistoryofSoulintermsofbeliefandfate.However,malechauvinismrootedinfemalecharacters’mindsthroughmentalevolutionofthreefemalecharacters,whichleadstotheiraffliction,hasseldombeenexploredinthisnovel.
2.CorrectUnderstandingofFemaleConsciousness
Onfemaleconsciousness,weneedtoclarifytwoviews:
First,femaleconsciousnessisnotasexualantithesisbetweenmenandwomen,ornotthedenialofthefemaleindividualdifferenceinsociety.Second,itisalsonotatrendthatabsolutelyobjectstopatriarchyculture,inordertoacquirewithsimilarposition,righttothemale,andtoshowoffitsownconsciousness.FemaleConsciousness,self-evidentasitis,isaconsciousnesscomparedtomale’s,underthepremiseoffemale’sindependentconsciousness,withitsself-examinationforfoundationtoinvestigatethemale-centeredmainstreamculture,thereforerealizesthefemale-orientedmarginalculture,Aperfectfemaleconsciousnessshouldbeaunitycombinedgenderconsciousnesswithwhatwecallahumanbeingsconsciousness,isakindoffemalecultureinwhichthefemale’shumannaturecandevelopfullyandhealthily.
Beinghalfofsocialmembers,thefemaleshouldn’tnegativelyadaptthemselvestothesurroundingsandsociety,orcompromiseandsacrificethemselvesforthemale,theyshouldlearntokeeptheirowndignityandrights,thereforemastertheirownlife.Facingvariouschallengesinlifeandsociety,theyshouldlearntocopewiththemindependently,sayingfarewelltotheweaknessinemotion,helplessnessinmentalstate,andclearingupvariousfettersthatsuppressthem.Bothofthefemaleandmaleneedtogetalonginharmonyandtorespecteachothermutually,givingenoughspacetotheotherparty,ratherthansacrificingtheotherpartyasthepremisefortheirowndevelopment.
3.TheLegendofTheThornBird
Thereisalegendaboutabird,whichsingsjustonceinitslife,moresweetlythananyothercreatureontheearth.“Fromthemomentitleavesthenestitsearchesforathorntree,anddoesnotrestuntilithasfoundone.Thensingingamongthesavagebranches,itimpalesitselfuponthelongest,sharpestspine.And,dying,itrisesaboveitsownagonytoout-carolthelarkandthenightingale.Onesuperlativesong,existencetheprice.ButthewholeworldstillstolistenandGodinHisheavensmiles.Forthebestisonlyboughtatthecostofgreatpain….“
4.TheReflectionofFemaleConsciousnessinTheThornBird
Inthepreviouspart,theauthorhasmainlyexploredsomerelatedtermstothemotif,femaleconsciousness,aswellassourcesofitsemerging.Wecanseethat,one’sgenderconsciousnessandthegenderbehavioraren’tshapedfromone’sbirth,butgraduallyforgedinsocialculturalenvironment.Women’sdestinyisnotdominatedbythephysiologicalfactors;
thegenderroleinthefollowingpart,theauthorwillelaborateinavarietyofexamplesreflectedinMcCullough’sTheThornBird.Seenfromthemaincharactersofthethreedifferentgenerations,wecouldseethatthefemaleimagesmostlyhaddeviatedfromthetraditionalmoralstandardsandcustoms.Theynotonlyresistedthepositionstipulatedtothetraditionalwomeninspirit,and,theirbraveryandpursuittolovealsoexceededtheindividualitysuppressedbythedestiny.Thethreefemalecharactershadsurpassedthefemaleimageworshipedbytraditionalpatriarchyculture,re-definedthecontentsoffemalegenderroles,andfullyembodiedacoursefromlosingoneself,lookingforoneself,todiscoveringoneself.McCulloughposessuchquestionsasfemale’srestrictionsbythemarriageandfamily,theirfettersbythetraditionalideasandthemoralconcepts,theirtiesbytheconductsandactionsaswellastheircourageoutoftheimmigrantnation,thereforepresentsavividpictureofthefemaleconsciousnessinthemodernworld.
4.1.Thegistofthestory
TheThornBirdtellsthestoryoftheClearyfamilyinthreegenerationsfrom1915to1969.Maggieisthecentralcharacter,andthestoryopensinNewZealandwiththewholefamily’sstruggletosurviveonthefarm.Hermother,Fee,isoverworkedandignoresher,andherfatherPaddyisalwaysbusilyworkingforsupportingthefamily.Thebrothersworkhardonthefarmtomakealiving.ThenthewholefamilygetsanewchancetomovetoDrogheda,alargefarminNewSouthWalesinAustraliawherethefatherPaddy’ssisterMarylives.Mary,whoistherichestpersoninthatarea,hiresthemtotakecareofherestate.Ralph,themainmalecharacterofthestory,ahandsome,ambitiousprieststuckintheo