《一千英亩》毕业论文.docx

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《一千英亩》毕业论文

摘要

《一千英亩》中所塑造的人物吉妮,是一个生活在父权制家庭的农妇。

本文通过对吉妮的自我意识发展过程的分析，揭示出作品的深刻意义是：

保守懦弱的观念正是女性内在的敌人，女性的独立已不仅是人身上、经济上的独立，更重要的是心理上的独立。

本论文从女性主义的角度，分析了女主人公吉妮在父权制家庭中长期遭受压迫凌辱，并且不断觉醒，寻找自我的过程。

本论文简要介绍了作者、《一千英亩》的创作背景及自我意识的概念。

阐述了女主角吉妮的自我苏醒过程以及她最终得到重生的意义,从而对《一千英亩作》出了新的诠释。

关键词：

吉妮;女性自我意识;女性主义

Abstract

TheessayanalyzesAThousandAcresfromafeminismapproach.Ginny,theheroineofthestory,livesinatypicalpatriarchalfamily.Byanalyzingthecourseoftheawakeningofherself-consciousness,theauthorpointsoutthesignificanceofthecharacterizationofGinnythatconservativeandcowardlyideasaretheinnerenemyofwomen.Awomanshouldhavepersonal,economic,andmostimportantofall,mentalindependence.Fromthefeminismperspective,thispaperanalyzestheheroineGinnywhohasbeenunderlongoppressioninapatriarchyfamily,andtheprocessofherself-awakening.Thispaperintroducestheauthor,thecreationbackgroundandtheconceptof“femaleself-consciousness”inAThousandAcres.Itexpressestheself-consciousnessprocessoftheheroineGinnyandthesignificanceofherrebirthintheend,thusgivinganewperspectivetoAThousandAcres.

Keywords:

Ginny;femaleself–consciousness;feminism

Contents

摘要i

Abstractii

Contentsiii

Chapter1Introductioniv

Chapter2AnIntroductiontoJaneSmiley,AThousandAcresandSelf-Awarenessvi

2.1AnIntroductiontoJaneSmileyvi

2.2AnIntroductiontoAThousandAcresvi

2.3AnIntroductiontoSelf-awarenessvii

Chapter3TheHeroine’sAwakeningProcessviii

3.1TheMainCharacterRelationshipinAThousandAcresviii

3.1.1TheHeroine’sSocialRolesattheBeginningx

3.1.2HerRoleintheFamilyandMarriageLifex

3.2TheInfluentialFactorsonHerAwakeningxi

3.2.1TheInfluenceofHerFamilyLifexii

3.2.2TheInfluenceofHerFriendsxiii

3.2.3TheInfluenceoftheEnvironmentxiv

3.3TheProcessoftheHeroine’Awakeningxv

3.3.1HerAwakeningofSpiritualThoughtxv

3.3.2HerAwakeningofSexualConsciousnessxvi

3.3.3HerAwakeningofSocialConsciousnessxvii

3.3.4TheHeroine’sRebirthxviii

Chapter4Conclusionxix

Bibliographyxxi

Acknowledgementxxii

AnAnalysisoftheHeroine’sSelf-AwarenessinAThousandAcres

Chapter1Introduction

AThousandAcresisanovelwrittenbyAmericanauthorJaneSmiley.ItwonthePulitzerPrizeforFiction,theNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardforfictionandwasadaptedtoafilmofthesamename.

AThousandAcresisJaneSmiley’smasterpiece.Itmainlytalksaboutamarriedwoman’sawakeningofspiritualthought,sexualandsocialconsciousnessandshowhowtheheroineturnstoaself-spiritual,modern-mindedwomanfromatraditionalwomanwithoutself-consciousness.

ThepublishingofAThousandAcresarousedabigwaveinthequitesociety.Manycriticwordscametowardsherandherwork,becauseshebrokethetraditionalvalueandbravelyexpressedherideaforwomentobeindependentandpursueself-awareness.Allofthiswasnotallowedinherworldatthattime.Butnow,manypeopleshowgreatconcernoverthesignificanceofwomen’sindependentandself-realization.Ifwomenwantedtogainself-beingandself-independencetheyshouldabandonfamilyandsocialresponsibilities.Thisthoughtistooextreme.Women’srealfreedomandindependencecouldnotbegainedoutoffamilyandsocialresponsibilities.Andfamilyresponsibilitiesshouldnotbeseenasthefettertowomen’spursuitofself-beingandself-independenceoritwillcauseafewproblemsinmarriageandhurtthemselvesandotherpersons.Women’srealawakeningisthattherearenoconflictsbetweenfamilyandwomen’sself-being.Onlybasedonsocialharmonyandfamilyresponsibilities,womencouldgainrealself-beingandthatiswomen'srealawakening.

Thispapertriestoanalyzetheheroine’spsychologicalgrowthprocessfromtheheroine’sawakening.Theawakeningofherself-consciousnessisinfluencedbypeoplearoundher.Ginny’srealawakeninghappensthroughthreeaspects:

spiritualthought,sexualconsciousnessandsocialconsciousness.Ginnyrealizestheimportanceofindividualismasasingleperson.Shehearsherownvoiceandthusrealizesthemeaninginherlife.

Chapter2AnIntroductiontoJaneSmiley,AThousandAcresandSelf-Awareness

2.1AnIntroductiontoJaneSmiley

JaneSmileywasbornin1949.ShecompletedseveralgraduatedegreesattheUniversityofIowa.ShetaughtatIowaStateUniversityfrom1981,butrecentlyretiredasDistinguishedProfessorofLiberalArtsandSciencestodevotefullattentiontowriting.Shehashadpublishedcriticallyacclaimedshortstories,novellas,andnovels.Commontoherfictionhasbeendetailedcharacterstudiesthatexplorecomplexrelationshipsamongfamilymembers,friendsandlovers.Oftenafamilysettingthatappearsrathersereneonthesurfaceisrevealedasactuallymuchdifferent.BarnBlind（1980）focusesonKateKarlsonandherstrainedrelationshipwith4children.InAtParadiseGate（1981）thedeathofelderlyAnnaRobinson’scoldviolenthusbandinducesthearrivalofthreedaughters.Withthatreunionoldrivalriesandtensionsareresumed.ThenovellaandthestoriesoftheAgeofGrief（1987）havemarriageandfamilyascentralissues.TheGreenlanders（1988）isahistoricalnovelsetin14thcenturyGreenland.IttracesrelationsamongsttheGunnarsonFamilythroughseveralgenerations.Moo（1995）followedAThousandAcres.IttakesasatiricallookataMidwesternagriculturaluniversity.Theauthor’sskepticismaboutaspectsofconventionalagricultureisevidentinbothofthesenovels.

2.2AnIntroductiontoAThousandAcres

AsthenovelbeginsweentertheworldofafourgenerationfamilyfarminZebulonCounty,Iowa.ThepatriarchofthisfarmisLarryCook,whoisproudanddemandingandincontrolof1000acres.Larryabruptlydecidestoretire.Hewishestogivethefarmtohisthreedaughters:

GinnyandRose,whowiththeirhusbandsTyandPetehavebeenparticipatinginthefarmingoperation;andCaroline,anattorneyresidinginDesMoines.WhenCarolineconveystoherfatherthatsheconsiderstheideaprecipitous,hereactsinangerbycuttingheroutofthelandtransfer.

Theplotproceeds.GinnyandRoseandtheirhusbandstakepossessionandcarryoutexpansionideas.Larrystepsintoretirement.Thesituation,however,isnotstable.Larry’sbehaviorbecomeserratic.Thetwodaughters’reactions,influencedbyanextremelycomplicatedpastandapowershift,aremixedandincreasinglylesscharitable.Larry,inasteadilydecliningmentalstate,andregardinghimselfbanishedfromfarmanddaughters,heisreunitedwithCaroline.AfighttoregainthefarmbyCarolineforherfatherincourtislost.That,however,isavailforGinnyandRose.Bytheendofthenovel,Petehaddiedinanaccident,GinnyleavesTyandthefarmtostartoveragaininanotherstate,Tyloseshisshareofthefarm,andRosehasasecondandfatalboutwithcancer.

2.3AnIntroductiontoSelf-awareness

Inthe20thcentury,womenareresponsiblefortakingcareofthechildren,dothedomesticduties,andensurethehappinessoftheirhusbands.Theyhavenoopportunitytovoicetheirownopinions,buttheyshouldtorepeattheideasthesocietyvoicedtothem.Thenovelsetsatimein1991;andatthattime,theIndustrialRevolutionwasjustbeginning.Andsodidthefeministmovement.Womenbeguntobeindependentandtheyhadtheself-awarenessaswell.

Chapter3TheHeroine’sAwakeningProcess

Inthenovel,theheroineGinnyisdescribedinthisway:

“Eyeswerequickandbright;theywereyellowishbrown,aboutthecolorofherhair.Shehadawayofturningthemswiftlyuponanobjectandholdingthemthereasiflostinsomeinwardmazeofcontemplationorthought.Hereyebrowswereashadedarkerthanherhair.Theywerethickandalmosthorizontal,emphasizingthedepthofhereyes.Shewasratherhandsomethanbeautiful.Herfacewascaptivatingbyreasonofacertainfranknessofexpressionandacontradictorysubtleplayoffeatures.Hermannerwasengaging”.（JaneSmiley40）

Itisalongandtoughwayfortheheroinetoturnsintoaself-spiritual,modern-mindedwomanfromatraditionalwomanwithoutself-awareness.However,sheawakenedatlastafteraholidaybythemixedinfluencesofsomanyaspects,suchasherfamily,herfriendsandtheenvironment.

3.1TheMainCharacterRelationshipinAThousandAcres

Thefatherinthestory,LarryCook,hasprofoundlydominatedhisfamily.Hisdominationhasdifferingeffectsuponseveralofthefamilymembers.

Ginny

Ginny’srelationshiptoherfatherisacentralthemeinherlife.Fearisacommonemotion.Itisnotevenclearthatshehasbeenpermittedtoestablishherownidentity.Oneclueisthatsheaddresseshimas“Daddy.”Shenotesthatsheandhersisteraregenerallyrathercarefultospeakofthemselvesasdaughtersratherthanwomen（JaneSmiley21）.Shementionsherhabitualreliefwhenheisinagoodmood（JaneSmiley39）.ShedescribeshowaquestionofrightandwrongcangettranslatedintowhatDaddywants（JaneSmiley35）,howsheandhersisterfindthemselvestalkingofhimcompulsively（JaneSmiley103）.Shediscloseshowshecannotdrivewithhimorbeinaroomwithhimwithouta“loomingsenseofhispresence,”（JaneSmiley170）andhowhis“...presenceinanyscenehadtheeffectofdimmingthesurroundings,”（JaneSmiley48）apassagethatcanbetakenbothliterallyandmetaphorically.Thistragicsituationisconveyedwellinthefollowingpassage:

Perhapsthereisadistancethatistheoptimumdistanceforseeingone’sfather,...Well,thatisadistanceIneverfound.Hewasneverdwarfedbythelandscape–thefields,thebuildings,thewhitepinewindbreakwereasmuchmyfat