从重要他人的视角看塞莉的自我意识重构-《紫色》的分析_英语论文

Reconstruction Of Celie’S Subjective Selfhood: From Significant Others’ Perspective-----An Analysis Of The Color Purple

摘要

《紫色》这本书主要讲述主人公Celie从一个一无所知只懂得在父权社会下服从的黑人妇女最终变成了一个拥有独立人格和反抗精神的新女性。本文引入心理学“重要他人”这一概念，从周围他人的帮助来解析主人公Celie的成长史。妹妹Nettie帮助她学会了写字，使她有了文化；儿媳Sofia让她第一次意识到女人在男性的统治下是要学会反抗的；丈夫的情人Shug带给她无限的精神能量，并最后帮助她逃离了过去的生活，最终成就了Celie自己的事业，使她摆脱了过去的痛苦。正是因为这些互相帮助的姐妹情才得以让Celie能够重新构建自我意识。作者将自己希望黑人女性能够主动斗争的美好愿望赋予到主人公的身上，而这个故事也在不断地激励着更多的女性去抗争这个不公平的社会。

关键词：《紫色》；自我意识；斗争；姐妹情

Abstract

The Color Purple depicts how the leading character, Celie, changes from a good-for nothing black woman who just knows obedience under male chauvinism to a new woman who has independent personality fighting spirits. This paper introduces the psychological concept of "significant others" to parse Celie’s growth under people’s help. Her sister Nettie teaches her words and culture; her daughter-in law Sofia makes her realize that women need to fight under the control of men. Her husband’s lover Shug brings her mental energy and helps her get rid of past life. Finally Celie establishes her own business and goes out of the shadow. It is the sisterhood which has helped Celie to reconstruct her subjective selfhood. The writer concludes that black women should fight actively for themselves in an unequal society. 

Key words: The Color Purple; selfhood; fight; sisterhood

Contents

Acknowledgments  

Abstract (Chinese).ⅱ

Abstract (English)ⅲ

Introduction1

Chapter 1Literature Review.1

1.1 Previous Studies on Growth of Contemporary Black Women.2

1.2 Previous Studies on Patriarchal Society and Racial Discrimination3

Chapter 2 Celie’s Silence and Obedience4

2.1 Racial Discrimination under Special Historical Background4

2.2 The Oppression under Male Chauvinism.5

2.3 The Lack of Self-awareness.6

Chapter 3 The Influence of Significant Others6

3.1 Definition of Significant Others in Psychology.6

3.2 Nettie: Education and Cultural Identity7

3.3 Sofia: Formation of Resistance Awareness8

3.4 Shug: Self-discovery and Formation of Woman Selfhood9

Chapter 4 Rebirth of Celie’s Selfhood.11

4.1 Celie’s Success.11

4.2 Analysis of Celie’s Psychological Transformation12

Conclusion12

Bibliography.13