生态女性主义视角下《潜水鸟》的解读_英语论文

An Analysis of The Loons from the Perspective of Eco-feminism

摘要

玛格丽特·劳伦斯是一位举世瞩目的加拿大作家，在《潜水鸟》中，她所塑造的女性形象深入人心，描写了现代工业对生态的破坏，其中体现的生态女性主义对于人们认识女性地位以及保护环境有重大的意义。

本文从生态女性主义角度出发，使读者了解生态女性主义的特征与意义，通过分析探讨皮盖特与自然，男性以及最终达到社会的和谐，反映了现代生态的状况，提醒人们应当提高生态意识，在现实中进行探讨和深思。

关键词：《潜水鸟》；生态女性主义；启示；和谐

Abstract

Margaret Laurence is a Canada writer who is very famous, and The Loons she writes still has a profound impact today; the females she creates are also go deep into the hearts of people. Eco-feminism reflected in the novel plays an important role in the realization of the protection of the environment and the females. 

This paper aims to make people know more about the features and significance of Eco-feminism. It also analyzes the relationship between women and the nature as well as men. Finally the females have harmony with the society and by investing the relationship between the environment and nature people raise awareness of protecting ecology and deep thinking in reality. 

Key words: The Loons; Eco-feminism; enlightenment; harmony

Contents

1 Introduction.1

2 Literature Review .3

3 An Overview of Eco-feminism4

  3.1 Definition of Eco-feminism.4

  3.2 Features of Eco-feminism5

  3.3 Significance of Eco-feminism.6

4 An Analysis of Eco-feminism in The Loons.6

 4.1 Man’s Domination over Nature.6

   4.1.1 Nature Destroyed by Men.6

   4.1.2 Nature Discarded by Men.7

 4.2 Patriarchy’s Domination over Women.8

  4.2.1Piquette’s Society Position Oppressed by Patriarchy.8

      4.2.2 Piquette’s Struggle to Escape Patriarchy9

   4.3 Society’s Domination over Women.10

      4.3.1Limitation of People’s Awareness of Eco-feminism10

      4.3.2Solutions to Achieve Harmony11

5 Conclusion.13

References15