从生态女性主义哲学角度剖析《一千英亩》_英语论文

Dissecting A Thousand Acres from the Perspective of Ecofeminist Philosophy

摘要

简·斯迈利是一名美国作家，1992年因《一千英亩》获得了普利策奖。本篇论文将从生态女性主义的角度来分析《一千英亩》。所谓生态女性主义就是将女性与生态自然联系起来。生态女性主义旨在消除所有类型的不公平，尤其是针对女性与自然的不公平。小说《一千英亩》是以艾奥瓦的一千英亩土地为背景。这部小说是站在女性吉妮的视角来讲述的。小说讲述了女性的悲惨遭遇。作者想通过这篇小说描述女性与自然相同的悲惨命运，并且呼吁人们多关注女性与自然，和自然和谐相处。论文从六个部分进行分析。第一部分是对作者以及小说的简要介绍。第二部分简述生态女性的定义和意义。第三部分主要探讨男性对女性与自然的霸权主义。第三部分介绍了女性与自然如何做出反抗。第五部分分析了女性与自然之间存在的联系。最后一部分是这篇文章的总结。本论文希望能够唤醒那些仍然歧视女性与破坏自然的人。对于我们来说，我们必须建立一个和谐的世界，人类和自然，男人与女人都可以和平相处。

关键词：生态女性主义；父权制；女性；男性；自然 

Abstract

A Thousand Acres published in 1991 is a novel by the American novelist Jane Smiley, who won the Pulitzer Prize for that novel in 1992. This thesis presents an analysis of A Thousand Acres from the perspective of ecofeminism. Ecofeminism is a term that links feminism with ecology. It is aimed at eradicating all kinds of social injustice, especially injustice against women and nature. The novel, A Thousand Acres, is set on a thousand-acre farm in Iowa. Narrating the terrible experiences of women, the book is told through the point of view of a woman, Ginny. The writer intends to describe the heartrending fate of women as well as nature. The writer appeals to the public to pay attention to both women and nature and calls on people to develop a harmonious relationship with our environment. This thesis is presented in six parts. Part one is an introduction to the author, Jane Smiley and the novel A Thousand Acres. Part two provides an explanation of the term ecofeminism. Part three focuses on the hegemony of men exercised over land and women. Part four is a discussion of how women and nature stage their rebellion. Part five gives an analysis of the relationship between women and nature. The last part is the conclusion of this paper. With the above analysis, the writer of this paper hopes to awaken some people in our society out of the discrimination against women and also out of the process of the destruction of our environment. It is very necessary to build a harmonious world, in which both the nature and human beings can coexist.

Keywords: ecofeminism; patriarchy; women; men; nature

Contents

1 Introduction.1 

  1.1 Introduction of Jane Smiley and A Thousand Acres.1

  1.2 Literature Review.2

2 The Understanding of Ecofeminism4

  2.1 The Concept of Ecofeminism.4

  2.2 The Meaning of Ecofeminism5

3 Male Hegemony towards Land and Female5

  3.1 The Abuse of Nature.5

  3.2 The Abuse of Women.6

4 The Rebellion of Nature and Women6

  4.1 Nature’s Punishment of Nature6

  4.2 Women’s Rebellion against Patriarchal Control.7

5 Connection between Nature and Women in Ecofeminism8

  5.1 Victims of Patriarchal Control8

  5.2 The Destiny of Women and Nature9

  5.3 The Root of This Kind of Relationship between Men, Women and Nature9

  5.4 Women’s Important Role in Harmonizing Ecological Civilization.10

Conclusion11

Bibliography.12

Acknowledgements14