英语论文浅析《傲慢与偏见》中女性意识的觉醒文档格式.docx

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Mr.andMrs.Bennethavefivedaughters,livingatLongbourn.Mr.Bennet’spropertyconsistsalmostentirelyinanestateoftwothousandpoundsayear,whichunfortunatelyforhisdaughtersisentailedindefaultofheirs’maleonadistantrelation.Thatmeanstherewillbenootherguaranteefortheirdaughters’futurelives,buttheirperspectivemarriages.Therefore,itisnowonderthatMrs.BennettakesMr.Bingleyas“therightfulproperty”fortheirdaughterswhenshehearsaboutthathehasonehundredthousandpoundsproperty,thoughshehasnotevenseenhim“Asinglemanoflargefortune;

fourorfivethousandayear.Whatafinethingforourgirls!

”Thatisthebeginningofthenovel.Theimplicitmarriagementionedhereobviouslyconcernsnofeelingbutonlyfinancialconditionandsubsistence.Tothosehusband-huntingladies,Mr.Bingleyisanabstractsignal.Themostimportantthingisthathehas“agoodfortune”.Sowecansay,tooppositewiththeproclamationatthebeginning,so-called“asinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife”isnotatall“atruthuniversallyacknowledged”,butonlyMrs.Bennet’sownwishfulthinking.Wecanalsosaythat,asZhuHongpointedout,inPrideandprejudice,thereal“truthuniversallyacknowledged”is“awomanwithoutpropertymustbeinwantofahusbandwithagoodfortune.”WefirstseeMr.Darcyattheball,“Hesoondrewtheattentionoftheroombyhisfine,tallperson,handsomefeatures,noblemen,andthereportwhichwasingeneralcirculationwithinfiveminutesafterhisentrance,andofhishavingtenthousanda-year.”

“JaneAusten（1775-1817）wasborninHampshire,acountrypriestfamilylocatedinHants,thevillageofKingston,SidemeninnorthEngland.Shewasabeautiful,talentedmiddleclasswomanwithextraordinarytemperamentandgoodcultivation.Hersixnovels－SenseandSensibility,PrideandPrejudice,NorthangerAbbey,ManshifeierdeManor,Emma,Persuasionalldescribemorethanmarriage.”.（WangShouren,P64,2005）However,hermarriageislikeablankpaperinher42yearsreallifetime.Goingthroughthefinesttime,buteventuallywithoutmeetingacomfortablepartner,shegivesupherlove.Goingthroughthesweetandbitterfeelingwhichhelpshertowritethegreatworkprideandprejudice.

1Feminism

1.1ABriefIntroductionofWomen’sLiberationMovementandFeminism

Thewomen’smovementisthesocialstruggle,whichaimstoeliminateformsofoppressionbasedongenderandtogainforwomenequaleconomicandsocialstatus,andrightstodeterminetheirownlivesasareenjoyedbymen.Thewomen’smovementcanbetracedbacktoEnlightenmentera.

Itisthewomen’smovementthathasbroughtfeminismintobeing.Ingeneral,feminismis“adoctrinethatadvocatesforwomenthesamerightsgrantedtomenoramovementaimedatequalrightsforfeministappliestheorytothewomen’smovement.Theyarecloselyconnectedwitheachother.Itisrecognizedthatfeministisoftwomeanings:

Oneisthatfeministshouldbeawareoftheunequalandunfairtreatmentssufferedbythefemaleinaspecificsociety,andoftheconsequenthelplessnessanddisadvantage;

Theother,thefeministshouldconfirmfemaleself-valueandthesenseofvalue,thatis,confirmfemaledignity,thevalueasanindividualandthemarkedcontributiontoculture.

Thefirststirringsofthewomen’smovementwerefeltwiththepublicationofMaryWollstonecraft’sAVindicationoftheRightofWomanin1792.（SusanM.Shaw&

JanetLee,2001:

24）①JaneAusten,asthefeministleaderMaryWollstonecraft’scontemporary,isthefirstgreatwomanwriterinEnglishliterature,andrepresentsthatwomenareplayinganincreasinglyimportantpartinliteraryscene.InhernovelPrideandPrejudice,shenotonlypaysattentiontowomenstatusinsociety,butalsocreatesanewimageofwomen.Elizabeth,theheroineofthenovel,appearsasanintelligent,rebellious,independentwoman.ThroughElizabeth,JaneAustenexpressesherattitudetowardsmarriageandsociety,andherhopethatwomenwillonedaybecomeasindependentasElizabeth.

1.2TheSignificanceofStudyingFeminism

ItistheWomen'

sLiberationmovement,partoftheothermovementsofourtimeforafullyhumanlifethatmakesitpossibleforwomentogainthesamerightsandchancesasmen.Since1960,anupsurgeinfeminismhasbeeninthemaking.Women’sfightingfortheemancipationinsocietyhasexpandedintotheemancipationinconsciousness.Theobjectiveofthepoliticalfeminististowinwomen'

sequalityinpolitics,economyandsocialpositions.Andfortheculturalfeminist,thefocusistoconfirmfemaleself-value,experienceandsenseofvalue.Theultimateaimistorealizeemancipationinconsciousness.Becausetheindependenceineconomydoesnotmeantheindependenceinpersonality,onlythroughself-reliance,self-respectandself-effortcanawomanachieveherrealemancipation?

Itisatruththatfeministgoalofemancipatingwomenisamightyadvanceinhumansociety.

Andtheexpansionoffeminismhasbeenfromtheeasytothedifficult,frommarginstothecenter,fromtheeasttotheworld,frompoliticstoeconomicsandsocietyandculture,fromthewhitetothecoloredpeople,frommiddleandupperclassestoallcircles.Suchchangesareinspiring.

OnceVirginiaWoolfcommented,’Iamawareofthewomenwhoarenotwithus.Herebecausetheyarewashingthedishesandlookingafterthechildren’earlyfiftyyearsaftershespoke,thetactremainslargelyunchangedNowhereitisafreechoiceButwhereitisforcedbecauseofthecircumstancesforthesexintowhichoneisborn一achoicemenofthesameclassdonothavetomakeinordertodotheirwork一thatisnotchoice,thatisacoerciveworkingofsexistoppression’sSomewomenareluckytobecometeachers,writers,academicians,butmanywomen'

sgiftsareburiedoraborted.Alsoforwomen,‘creationandfemininityareincompatible’.Whenawomanachievesagreatsuccessinherwork,shewouldmeetmoreprejudiceandenvythanunderstandingandadmiration.Marriedwomenhavetoadmit,in‘ProfessionsforWomen’,thattheyhave‘manyghoststofight,manyPrejudicestoovercome’.Forfeminism,thereisstillalongwaytogo.

Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplearepayingcloseattentiontofeminismSincethebeginningofastudyfocusingonwomen'

sexperiences,ithasfocusedonanalyzingpatriarchyandwomen'

slimitedpowerworldwide;

bringingwomen'

svoicesintoareasofknowledgewheretheywerepreviouslyabsent;

buildingtheoreticalexplanationsforwomen'

slowerstatusinmostoftheworld;

andworkingactivelyfortheempowermentofallwomenandfortheirultimateequalityashumanbeingsIncreasingattentiontoallkindsofwomenacrossdifferencesofage,socialclass,race,culture,religion,nationalorigin,sexualorientation,andabilityhashelpedscholarsandstudentstobetterunderstandtheexperiencesofwomenaroundtheglobe.

Nowthestudyoffeminismissteppingintoanewstage.Itseemsthatunlessunitingmen,womenwillnotgaintherealequalityandemancipation.Indeed,certainmale-dominatedtheories一Marxism,semiotics,structuralism,psychoanalysis一arehelpfultofeminism.Feminismisasubjectforwomenwhoare,precisely,itssubjects,thepeoplewhomakeit,itistheiraffair.Feminismisalsoasubjectformen,whatitisaboutobviouslyconcernsthem;

theyhavetolearntomakeittheiraffair,tocarryitthroughintoourlives.

Womenandmenshouldadjusttheirrelationshipandseekforharmonytoreachanewequality.

Andfeminismhasbeendevelopingfromatheoryintoasubjectinprincipalculture.Itbreakstheconventionthathumancivilizationisinterpretedonlybythemale,oraccordingtomaleexperience.Itprovidesthenewangleandmethodsforthestudyofnature,humanitiesandsocialsciences.Inthetwenty-firstcentury,feminismwillsurelyassumeamoreimportantrole.

2TheFeministLimitationsinPrideandPrejudice

2.1Women’sEducation

ExperiencingtheIndustrialRevolutionandlongNapoleonicWar,AustenwroteatatimeoftransitionintheBritishclasssystem.Asmoreandmorepeopleincommercebecamewealthy,divisionsinthehighersocialranksbecameincreasinglyirregularanduncertain.Thehereditaryaristocracywasbeingjoinedbynewcapitalistwealth,creatingapowerfulstratumatopthehierarchy.Yet,thoughclassdivisionswerebeingerodedbetweenthearistocracyandtheuppermiddleclassandbetweenthelatter,thelesser-landedgentry,andpeopleinbusiness,theworkingclasswasstill