a deconstructionist look at women’s economic status in the awakening

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1、ADeconstructionistLookatWomen’sEconomicStatusinTheAwakening　　【Abstract】IntheessayadeconstructionistperspectiveisusedtolookatEdna’seconomicstatus.Edna’seconomicindependenceisgainedattheabsenceofherhusbandandiswithintheboundaryacceptedbymen.Despitethefacttha

2、tshehasgotincomesandahouseofherown，menstillcanclaimownershipofEdna，leavingtheconventionthatwomenshalldependonmeneconomicallyintact.　　【Keywords】TheAwakening；economicindependence；Deconstructionist　　AdeconstructionistperspectivecanbeusedtolookatEdna’seconomic

3、dependenceandindependence.InapatriarchalcommunityofwhichEdnaisamember，whethershehasanyincometosupportherselforthefamilymatterssurprisinglylittleandherattempttogaineconomicindependenceisinvainthoughsheseems，withoutfurthercontemplation，tohavesucceeded.　　Forw

4、omen，thestereotypedandnotimagined，tomakethemeaningmoreaccurate，roleforawomanwasawifeand“motherwoman”（P29）.Womenofhighsocialstatusaccordinglyshouldanddidstayathome，whenmoneyneeded，turningtotheirhusbands，whotookupalltheresponsibilityforfeedingthefamily，claim

5、ing，therefore，theownershipofwomen.Insuchasocialbackground，itisnotsurprisingthatEdnaisintroducedtothereaderthroughtheeyesofherowner，namelyherhusband.Inamen/womenrelationship，moneygivesMr.Pontelliersuchpowerthatafterthecouplehaveafiercefight，hesimplygivesthe

6、womanhalfofthemoneyhehaswonthenightbeforeandsuccessfullyreconcileswithher.Regardinghiswifeasproperty，he，alone，excludingEdna，claimstheownershipofthehouse.Overthehouse，Ednahasnoright.Butinstead，sheisnotunlikeacanarylivinginthischarminghouse，boththehouseandhe

7、rselfbelongingtotheowner，Mr.Pontellier.　　Ofsucheconomicdependence，Ednaissoberlyaware.Asapartofherrebellionagainsttheman-dominatedsociety，shetakesadaringstepandmovesoutofherhusband’shouse，acageforher.InaconversationwithMademoiselleaboutherplanformoving，shee

8、xclaims，“It[thehouse]neverseemedlikemine，anyway―likeahome.”Hermeaningismorebluntlyrevealedbyherinterlocutorwhosharplypointsout，“Theyareyourhusband’s.”（P102）Withthehusbandfaraway，shedoesmoveintoahouseandarrang