生态女性主义视角下《廊桥遗梦》的解读_英语论文

An Analysis of The Bridge of Madison County from the Perspective of Eco-feminism

摘要

《廊桥遗梦》是美国著名作家罗伯特·詹姆斯·沃勒的一部描写婚外恋的言情小说，爱情和亲情是故事的主题，人们在为弗朗西斯卡与罗伯特那短暂而凄美的爱情唏嘘的同时，也被他们彼此心灵的相守所感动。

论文通过对《廊桥遗梦》中弗朗西斯卡爱情悲剧及她对自由爱情向往的描写，来进一步研究和谐的人与自然的关系、和谐的两性关系。在生态女性主义的理论指导下，作家伯特·詹姆斯·沃勒将男女主角置身于大自然的环抱中，妇女与自然间微妙的关系也就显示了出来，小说里流露的生态女性意识也带给人们深深的思考。

关键词：《廊桥遗梦》；生态女性主义；女性与自然

Abstract

The Bridge of Madison County is a love novel of describing extramarital love, Love and kinship have become inextricable knots in the story of The Bridge of Madison County, people not only feel pity for short, sad and beautiful love between Robert and Francisca, but also they are finally moved by their souls together at the same time. 

The author of this thesis aims at finding out harmonious relationship between human and nature and harmonious relationship between men and women in The Bridge of Madison County, which are literature performance of eco-feminism in the novel. Under the guidance of Theory of Eco-feminism, Robert James Waller puts Robert and Francisca in the environment of nature, and thus subtle relationship between women and nature and ecological consciousness in this novel also arouse people’s thinking. 

Key words: The Bridge of Madison County; eco-feminism; women and nature

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

3. Theoretical Basis 4

3.1 Theory of Eco-feminism 4

3.2 Important Eco-feminists and Theories 5

4. An Analysis of Eco-feminism Consciousness in The Bridge of Madison County 7

4.1 Eco-feminism Consciousness Reflected in The Bridge of Madison County 8

4.1.1 Harmony between Women and Nature 8

4.1.2 Harmony between Women and Men: Francesca and Richard 10

4.2 Reasons of Tragedy of Francesca in The Bridge of Madison County from Eco-feminism 11

4.2.1 Long-term Repressed Life 11

4.2.2 Weak and Comprised Personality 13

5. Conclusion 13

References 16