从《紫色》的分析中看黑人女性的自我觉醒英语专业.docx

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从《紫色》的分析中看黑人女性的自我觉醒英语专业

学号：

200994620134

HEBEIUNITEDUNIVERSITY

毕业论文

GRADUATETHESIS

论文题目：

从《紫色》中的分析中看黑人女性的自我觉醒

学生姓名：

谢冰清

专业班级：

09英语3班

学院：

外国语学院

指导教师：

李小艳讲师

2013年05月21日

Self-ConsciousnessofBlackWomenin

TheColorPurple

By

XieBingqing

Agraduatethesis

submittedinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirements

forthedegreeofBachelorofArtstothe

CollegeofForeignLanguages

HebeiUnitedUniversity

May21st,2013

摘要

爱丽丝•沃克是一位著名的黑人女性作家。

《紫色》是她最著名的作品，自这部作品出版以来引起了很多评论家和读者的关注，因为这部作品不仅涉及了种族歧视的问题，也提及了女权主义的问题。

与其他作家不同的是，爱丽丝•沃克不仅是看到了黑人女性的自我觉醒，还关注了女性之间的友情和黑人女性心中的信仰。

本文通过分析《紫色》，去观察黑人女性的自我觉醒过程，在种族歧视和男权主义的双重压迫下，女主角西里由忍受到自我认识，最后到自我觉醒的精神状态的改变，冲破了种族歧视和男权主义两道精神枷锁。

本文从心理、社会、文化、信仰等方面来分析黑人女性如何在她们地位受压迫的时代突破双重枷锁。

西丽的自我觉醒不仅激励黑人女性，而且对当今社会女性也有鼓励的作用。

本文旨在通过对《紫色》的分析，激励女性读者，并让男性读者有一个更正确看待女性地位的态度。

关键词紫色；自我觉醒；黑人女性；非洲中心主义

ABSTRACT

AliceWalkerisoneofthegreatestcontemporaryAfro-Americanwriters.TheColorPurpleisthemostfamousofherworksandsinceitwaspublished,manycriticsandreadersareinterestedinit,becauseittalksnotonlyabouttheracialdiscriminationbutalsoaboutthefeminism.

Differentfromotherauthors,AliceWalkernotonlyseesblackfemaleawakening,butalsopaysattentiontothefriendshipbetweenwomenandblackwomen’sbelieves.Inthispaper,throughtheanalysisofTheColorPurplebyobservingtheself-awakeningprogressofblackwomeninthedoubleoppressionofracialdiscriminationandmalechauvinism,theheroineCelieisfoundtohavechangedinhermentalstatefromenduringtoself-awareness,andfinallybreakingthetwomentalshackles.

Thisarticleanalyzeshowtheblackwomenbreakthedoubleyokesintheerathattheyareenslavedfrompsychological,social,culturalanddevotionalviews.Celie’sself-consciousnessencouragesnotonlyblackwomenbutalsomodernwomen.Thisarticleaimstostimulatefemalereaders,andgivesacorrectmannertomalereadersaboutthesocialstatusoffemales.

Keywordspurple；self-consciousness；blackwoman；Africancentralism

CONTENTS

Chapter1Introduction

1.1IntroductionofTheColorPurple

TheColorPurpleisthemaster-pieceofAliceWalker’sworks.Sinceitwaspublishedin1982;ithasbecomethebestsellerandwasrepublishedmanytimesinfollowingyears.AliceWalkerhaspouredherfullsentimentintothiswork.Whenbeingcompleted,shesuddenlythoughtthatitseemsallofherbelovedhavelostinsuddenly.

In1983,shewasawardedthePulitzerLiteraturePrizeforTheColorPurple.ThenshebecamethefirstblackwomanwriterwhichlaidherirreplaceablepositioninthehistoryofAmericanliterature.NearlyacenturyafterLincolnissuedDeclarationofAbolitionist;UnitedStatesseparationanddiscriminationwerestillstrongintheSouth.AliceWalkerwasbornin1944,apoorblackfamilyinGeorgiaEthanDayton,thesouthofUS.Theprejudiceinsocietyandthepovertyoffamilymadeherdeeplyrealizethedistressofblackpeople.Therefore,eachofherliteraryworkdisplaysherstrugglesfortheblack,particularlyforblackwomentopursueracialequalityandself-independence.

Borninthesouth,naturally,AliceWalkerspeciallypreferredsouthernliterature.Asablackwomanwriter,AliceWalkerwasactivelyengagedinthewomen'smovementandbecameaprominentfeminist.Althoughshewasoutragedattheinjusticefortheblackwoman,sheexploredshiningpathunceasinglyandhelpedtheotherwomentoloosetheoppressions.Walkerinsistedthatblackwomenfightforequalitybetweenmenandwomen,thestruggleagainstracialandeconomicoppressiontightlyrelated.Sheabandonedfeminismandreplaceditwithwomanismwhichisdefinedasthepersonwhodevotedhislifetotherealizationofallpeople,includingmenandwomen,survivalandperfectionism.AliceWalker,theconceptofwomen'sliberationisnotnarrow.Sherecognizedthatablackwomanwasnotonlytheblack,butalsoawoman,ahumanbeing.Women'sliberationmeanstheemancipationofmen,eventheliberationofallmankind.TheseviewpointswererevealedinTheColorPurpletothegreatestextent.

Inthenovel,Walker,withthemostrealisticapproach,describedallunfortunatesoftheblackwomeninmalechauvinism,reflectingtheself-consciousnessoffemaleandtheprocessofimprovementoftheirself-worth.TheheroineCeliewhomWalkerputherheartandsoulintoshaped,withthedesireforlifeandthepursuitofhappiness,becametheincarnationofablackwomanofanewgenerational.TheColorPurpleinjectsfreshvigorintothedevelopmentofblackwomen'sliteratureanddemonstratesthebreakthroughoftheblackliterarycreation.

1.2IntroductionofAliceWalker

AliceWalkerwastheeighthandlastchildofWillieLeeWalkerandMinnieTallulahGrant,twosharecroppers.Inthesummerof1952WalkerwasblindedinherrighteyebyaBBgunpelletandhasremainedfaciallydisfigured.Despiteherpartiallossofeyesight,Walkerwasadiligentstudent,finishingherclasseswithtopgrades.DuringatriptoAfricabeforehergraduationfromcollege,shediscoveredheraccidentalpregnancyandthenhadanabortionsecretly,thissadexperiencemadeherwanttocommitsuicideatatime.AliceWalkerisactiveinpoliticalmovements;sheparticipatedintheCivilRightsMovementwhenshewasastudentinSpellmanCollegeinAtlanta.Shewrotearticles,wenttospeeches,andevenmarchedonWashingtontolistentoMartinLutherKing’sfamousspeech,IHaveaDream,withthousandsofblackpeople.

AfterthegraduationwithherB．A．DegreefromSarahLawrence,WalkerfoundajobinJackson,Mississippi,andacceptedapositionwiththeLegalDefenseFundfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople.WiththeassistanceoftheactivistandlawyerMarianWrightEdelman,Walkerdidmanygooddeedsfortheblack.WalkeralsotaughtAfricanAmericanwomenatsomefamousuniversities,suchasWellesley,theUniversityofMassachusettsatBoston,YaleandtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,andsupportedantinuclearandenvironmentalcauses.

Duringthelatesixtiesandearlyseventiesshepublishedherfirstnovel,TheThirdLifeofGeorgeCopeland（1970）;hernextnovel,Meridian（1976）,atalewiththebackgroundoftheCivilRights,whichisgenerallyregardedasoneofthebestnovelsduringthattime.TheTempleofMyFamiliar（1989）isanambitiousnovelrecording500,000yearsofhumanhistory.InPossessingtheSecretofJoy（1992）themalecharacterscontradicttheirstereotypicalroles;theyarethecuretoTasha’shappiness.Walker’slatestnovel,BytheLightofMyFather’sSmile（1998）,explorestherichnessandcoherenceofthealternativeculturalexperienceofsexualityasacelebrationoflife,asWalkersaysthatitisthetriumphantheart,nottheconqueredheart,thatforgivesandlovearebothtimelessandbeyondtime.Shehadalsowrittenthreecollectionsofshortstories,threecollectionsofessays,sixvolumesofpoetryandseveralchildren’sbooks.

1.3ImpliedMeaningofPurple

Purpleisregardedasonekindofnoblecolorthatthekingdresses,symbolizingthesovereigntyandhonor.AliceWalkerborrowspurpleasthebooktitle,raisingkneelingblackwomenuptothelevelofroyalty,andgivingthemoriginaldignityandsocialposition.

Inthenovel,theauthorexpressesherintentionthroughmultipleuseofpurple.WhenCeliejustarrivesatAlbert’sfamily,Albert,whoCelie’shusbandbutshedoesnotdaretocallhisname,compliestobuyclothesforher.AtthattimeshehasnotseenShug,butsheknowsMr.Albertnotonlylikes,butalsorespectsher.Therefore,whatCeliefirstthinksisthepurpleclothethatShugliked.ThisindicatedthatsheimaginesobtainingrespectandaffectionofhusbandlikeShug.Shelookseverywhereoftheentirestoreforpurpleclothesinvainattempt.Thisindicatedthatopportunitynotyetmature.Sheisunabletoobtainthedignity.However,theideathat​​Celiewantstowearthepurpleclothesreflectsherdesiretoliveahappylife.Itisthisdesirethatmakesherseeherownoppressions,andgraduallydeveloptofinallyrecognizethevalueofherownexistence.Butattheendofthenovel,afterCelie’sself-consciousness,shedecoratesherroomwithpurplecolor,whichshowsherdesireforahappylife,symbolizingthechangeofhersocialpositionasslaveandthebeginningofherbeautifulcompletedlife.Neartheendofthenovel,Alberthand-carvedapurplefrogforCelie,symbolizingthatherecognizesCelie’sdignityandherrightofpursuinghappiness.

ThisarticleconcentratesonCelie’sself-consciousnesswiththebackgroundofotherblackwomensupportingorinfluencingher.WalkertakesCelieasarepresentativeofblackwomen,focusingonhowCeliebecomesself-consciouswiththehelpofotherblackwomen.

Chapter2DoubleOppressionsBlackWomenSuffered

2.1RacialOppression

African-Americanpeoplehadsufferedracialdiscriminationforalongtime.First,itwasthesellingofblackpeopleasslaves.Then,theyenduredslaveryitself,beingtreatedlikeanimals.Afterslaverywasabolished,coloredpeople,especiallycoloredwomen,stillhadtodealwithracialdiscrimination,demoralization,subjugationandhatred.Blackwomenhadtofaceunbearableoddsatobtainingself-assurance.

Womenwereonthesocialstatusofoppressionanddiscrimination.Theblackwomenevensufferedthedoubleoppressionofracialandsexual.Withtheriseoffeministmovement,women'sstatuswasgraduallypromoted,andtheblackwomensmasheddoubleshackles.Inthemid-1950stothemid-1960s,AfricanAmericansinitiatedthelarge-scalemovementofstruggleagainstdiscriminationandracialoppression,strivingforsocialsituationandsocialright.Theoretically,theblackpeopleshouldhavegottentheirfreedo