从女性主义的视角分析《南方与北方》中的人物形象玛格丽特_英语论文

An Analysis of the Character of Margret in North and South from the Perspective of Feminism

摘要

近年来，对盖斯凯尔夫人的研究开始有新的突破，不再像从前那样简单运用马克思主义的阶级矛盾和斗争观来解读盖氏的作品，而开始重视从社会理论，女性意识，宗教观念等方面进行研究。随着经济的发展，女性地位的不断提高，女性主义逐渐成为社会热点。而盖斯凯尔夫人作为女性主义的先驱，对她的作品中所体现的女性主义研究却不是很多。 《南方与北方》是为数不多体现女性主义思想的最具有代表性小说之一，所以为了研究盖斯凯尔夫人女性主义思想，对它进行解读是很必要的。本研究从女性主义的视角对《南方与北方》小说中的女主人公玛格丽特女性形象进行分析。首先，回顾了前人对《南方与北方》的相关研究；其次，介绍了女性主义的发展历程；接着，介绍了主人公玛格丽特所生活的时代背景、所遭遇的家庭变故和自身的成长经历；最后，分析她是如何克服各种困难成长为一位19世纪的新女性代表。研究发现，机智、勇敢的玛格丽特所具有的优秀品格仍然是我们这个时代的女性所需要学习的，当代女性必须努力提高自身的修养才能做到与时俱进。

关键词: 玛格丽特；女性主义；《南方与北方》

Abstract

In recent years, the study of Mrs. Gaskell's has begun to get a new breakthrough, no longer as simple as it was before. More and more studies on Mrs. Gaskell's are being done by using social theories, women consciousness, religious ideas and so on rather than just using the concept of class contradictions and struggles in Marxism to interpret Mrs. Gaskell work. With the development of economy and the continuous improvement of the status of women, the feminism has gradually become a social hot spot. Mrs. Gaskell was a pioneer of feminism, but there are few studies on her works in which feminism was prevailing. North and South is such a work that should be studied in order to know about feminism. This study has an analysis of the character Margaret in North and South from the perspective of feminism. Firstly, there is a review of previous research on North and South. Secondly, the development of feminism is introduced. Then the living background where Margaret lived, the family tragedies she suffered from and her own growth experience are introduced, and finally, how Margret grown up as the representative of New woman. The study finds that Margaret was a witty and brave woman, the good dispositions of whom are still worth being learned by the women of our time who want to keep up with times and strive to improve their accomplishment.

Key words: Margret; North and South; feminism

Contents

1 Introduction 5

2 Literature Review 6

2.1Relevant Research Abroad 6

2.2 Relevant Research at Home 6

3 The Development of Feminism 7

3.1 The First Wave 7

3.2 The Second Wave 8

3.3 The Third Wave 8

4 The Introduction to Margret 8

4.1 The Living Background of Margret 9

4.2 The Family Tragedies of Margret 10

4.3 The Growing Experience of Margret 10

5 How Margret Grew up as the Representative of New woman 12

5.1 Margret: A New Woman 12

5.2 Margret :A Feminist Model 14

6 Conclusion 15