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韩素音《瑰宝》中的女性主义_英语论文
Feminism in A Many Splendoured Thing
摘要
当代亚欧混血作家韩素音(1917-2012)于1952年发表的小说《瑰宝》是她的代表作之一。她擅长于用英语和法语写作,医生是她的另一个身份,《瑰宝》一经发表即在英国引起轰动。该小说的主人公,来自大陆的亚欧混血医生(同时也是一个国民党军官的遗孀)在香港与马克·艾略特,一位已婚英国通讯记者坠入爱河。这是一本自传体小说。在这段故事中韩素音用特殊的历史观描述了与中国内战最后战时相关的内地,香港以及生存在那里的百姓和社会状况。这位伟大的女作家把她的文学才华与现实结合在一起,揭露了两个主人公在相爱的这段期间遭遇的种种困境。
《瑰宝》自出版以来,国内外评论家和学者从很多角度对它作过研究,并取得了丰硕的成果和长足的进步。然而,把女性主义,爱国精神和博爱联系起来,研究三者关系的却并不多见。本课题主要分析了素音在遇到爱情时女性主义的特征和表现,探究她所遇的困难,以及揭示她独立,勇敢且自主的性格。在深深意识到她的爱情和中国之间存在的冲突时,她总是要在迫不得已的时候强迫自己做出选择。通过素音的爱情故事,课题通过女性意识,混血儿的生活和人格培养等主题旨在揭示韩素音的价值观。
关键词:韩素音;《瑰宝》;女性主义;博爱
Abstract
Han Suyin(1917-2012), a Eurasian, a physician, and author of books in English and French on modern China, published a novel titled A Many Splendoured Thing in 1952, which was considered as one of her best-known novel. Its publication aroused a huge sensation in England. It tells the story of a widow, Eurasian doctor originally from Mainland, who fell in love with a married British foreign correspondent called Mark Elliot, encountering prejudice from Hong Kong. Although it is technically a novel, the book is strongly autobiographical. Han Suyin, meanwhile, put a unique historical perspective about the final stages of the Chinese Civil war relating to mainland, Hong Kong, and the peoples in the island in the love story. The great authoress fully explored all dilemmas the two protagonists facing by combining the reality and literature.
Literary critics and scholars at home and abroad have been taking great interest in studying A Many Splendoured Thing since its publication and have achieved considerable progress. However, there are very few studies done from the perspective of philanthropism and almost no one touches the topics such as the differences among feminism, patriotism and philanthropism. The present paper analyzes the process of Suyin’s feminism in love, explores the difficulties she faces and reveals her independent, brave and autonomous characteristics. Having known more about the conflicts between her personal love and China, she forces herself to make some choices whenever unavoidable. Through Suyin’s love story, the novelist aims to convey her values with the issue of female consciousness, the life of mixed-blood, character cultivation and so on.
Key words: Han Suyin; A Many Splendoured Thing; Feminism; Philanthropism
Contents
Acknowledgementsi
Abstract & Key words in Englishii
Abstract & Key words in Chineseiii
Introduction 1
1. The Background of Han Suyin’s Life 2
1.1 The Background of the Novel 2
1.2 The Influence of Han Suyin’s Family on Her 3
2. Feminism in the Novel 4
2.1 Three Steps of Feminism in Love 4
2.1.1 Repression 4
2.1.2 Revival 5
2.1.3 Awakening 6
2.2 Constancy of Feminsm in the Contemporary Society 6
2.3 Seeking Identity in Interculture 8
3. Han Suyin’s Patriotism in the Novel 9
3.1 The Image of China in the Novel 9
3.2 The Meaning of China to Han Suyin 10
4. Connection of Feminism and Patriotism in the Novel.12
4.1 Han Suyin’s Several Choices between Mark and China12
4.2 Pursuit of Equality in Sexual Relations13
4.3 The Embodiment of Philanthrotism in Endless Whispers of Love14
4.4 The Formation of Personal Love and Philanthrotism14
Conclusion 15
Notes 15
References 16