An Analysis of Female Images in Mrs. Dalloway

摘要

弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫是二十世纪英国最著名的作家之一，她不仅是意识流的代表人物，也是女性主义文学的代表之一。弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的代表作《达洛维夫人》被誉为“她天才的最充分表达”；作品通过运用各种意识流写作技巧，形象地塑造了家庭女性，职业女性等多个女性形象。

本论文以女性主义为理论依据，分析书中女性角色的形象特点。首先阐释女性主义理论，其次结合理论，分析了作品对家庭女性和职业女性的描述，讨论了作品中女性角色的形象特点；此外，本文还结合沃尔夫的女性主义观点，解读了《达洛维夫人》中的女性形象在一战后所展现的抚慰力量。

论文通过分析《达洛维夫人》所描写的女性角色，归纳出两类女性形象，体现了沃尔夫本人的女性主义思想和作品中女性的服从与反抗。此外，在一战结束后的故事背景下，沃尔夫运用意识流写作手法，塑造了多个女性形象，用于表达其赞扬的女性所具有的抚慰力量。

关键词：《达洛维夫人》；弗吉尼亚·沃尔夫；女性主义；女性形象 

Abstract

As one of the most famous British writers in the 20th century, Virginia Woolf is not only a representative of the stream of consciousness, but also a representative of feminist literature. Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, is known as “the fullest expression of her genius”. Through the application of various writing techniques of stream of consciousness, the novel has successfully portrayed various female images, including the domestic women and professional women.

Based on the theory of feminism, this paper analyzes the images of female characters in Mrs. Dalloway. Firstly, the feminist theory is explained. Secondly, by applying the theory, the description of domestic women and professional women in the novel is analyzed to find out the characteristics of images. Besides, the female image with soothing power after World War I in the novel which is most praised by Woolf, is discussed in the paper. 

By analyzing the description of female images in Mrs. Dalloway, this paper concludes that there are two types of female images, which reflects Woolf's feminist thought and women's resistance and obedience in the social background. In addition, using the technique of stream of consciousness writing, Wolf has successfully created female images to express her praise for the power of female soothing after the 1st world war. 

Key Words: Mrs. Dalloway; Virginia Woolf; Feminism; Female Image