Feminism in The Awakening

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1、女权主义在《觉醒》中的体现FeminisminTheAwakeningContentsAbstract……………………………………………………………………...1Keywords……………………………….…………………………………...1I.Introduction………………………………………………………………2II.LiteratureReview…………...…………………………………………...31.ThediversityofcriticismonTheAwakening………………………………32.Feministcriti

2、cismonTheAwakening……………………………………5III.FeministCriticalTheories…………...…………………………………6IV.KateChopin’sBackgroundandPoliticalBackground………………8V.AnalysisoftheProtagonistandtheSymbolsinTheAwakening…91.Analysisofthemaincharacter:Edna…………………...…….…………92.AnalysisofthesymbolsinTheAw

3、akening………………………………101)Birds………………………………………………………………...102)Thesea………………...……………………………………………113)Clothes……………………………………………………………...11VI.Conclusion……...………………………………………………………11References……………...…………………………………………………...12FeminisminTheAwakeningAbstract:KateChopin'sTheAwakeningisa

4、mostimportantpieceoffictionaboutAmericanwoman.Itenlightensthefeministmovement,daringlyreflectsthethemeofsex,andexpressestheawakeningofwomen'ssexualconsciousnessandself-consciousnessandtheirseekingforindependenthumandignity.However,whenfirstpublishedin1899,itmetwithwidesp

5、readhostilecriticismbecauseofitstheme.NotonlythebookwasremovedfromthelibraryshelvesinSt.Louis,butalsoChopinherselfwasrejectedmembershipintheSt.LouisFineArtClub.Fortunately,itreturnedtothespotlightbecauseoftheresearchworkcarriedoutbytwoEuropeanscholarssomeyearslater.After

6、that,peoplebegantostudythenovelfrombrandnewangle,reaffirmeditssignificantexplorationconcerningproblemsofmarriage,sex,andreestablishedKateChopin'sstatusinthehistoryofAmericanLiterature.TheresearchisdevotedtoexploringthefeminismimpliedinTheAwakening,followingsomefeministcr

7、iticaltheoriesandthebackgroundofTheAwakening,andthebackgroundofKateChopin.Someideasoffeministcriticsareusedtoreinterpretthenovel.ThentheimportanceofthesymbolsinthenovelwillbeanalyzedtohelpChopinexpressthethemeoffeminism.Finally,theauthorgetstheconclusionthatTheAwakeningi

8、safamouspieceoffictionaboutthethemeoffeminism.Keywords:Feminism;Symbol;FeministLiteraryCriticism;TheAwa