An Analysis of Mrs. Maisel’s Female Image in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel from the Perspective of Feminism_英语论文

摘要

本论文运用女性主义的观点对《了不起的麦瑟尔夫人》女主人公麦瑟尔夫人米琪的形象进行了分析，旨在为读者呈现出一个顽强不屈的女性如何在男权社会中实现一个女性的自我意识觉醒，并重新构建自己的性别身份，从“他者”的形象变为“主体”。尽管在前进的道路上，她遇到过很多苦难，也有过迷茫的时候，也有想过放弃，但她所经受的这一切都使她的身心有所启迪，给她带来了宝贵的体验，使她变得更加坚强。麦瑟尔夫人以多重形象在剧中出现，首先她是一个逆来顺受，附属于男性的“他者”，其次她是一位勇敢的反抗者，最后她成为了自己命运的主宰者,成为了自我的“主体”。在追寻自我的路上，麦瑟尔夫人没有被男权社会和家庭压垮，这一切的压力反而成了她的动力，使她更有勇气和力量去反抗社会和家庭的不公，让她学会思考，认清和分析女性所处的社会现实，从而懂得构建自己女性的身份的重要性，坚贞不渝地为之而奋斗，最终成长为能够独挡一面的成熟的独立女性。

关键词： 《了不起的麦瑟尔夫人》  女性主义  自由主义女性主义 

Abstract

This thesis uses the feminist theory to analyze the image of the heroine Mrs. Maisel Midge, and the aim is to show the reader how a stubborn and unyielding woman realizes her woman’s self-awareness in the patriarchal society and re-establish her own gender identity, from the image of ‘‘the other’’ to ‘‘the subject’’. She has suffered many setbacks and confusions on the way forward, she has thought about giving up, but everything she has experienced has inspired her body and mind and brought her a precious experience. Mrs. Maisel appeared in the story with multiple images. First of all, she was ‘‘the other’’ who was obedient and attached to the male. Secondly, she was a brave rebel. Finally, she became the master of her own destiny. Mrs. Maisel was not crushed by the patriarchal society and the family. All this pressure became her motivation, which made her more courage and strength to resist the injustice of society and family, let her learn to think, recognize and analyze the social reality of women, and thus understand the importance of building her own identity, and strive to fight for it, and eventually grow into a mature independent woman who can stand alone. 

Keywords: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel  feminism  liberal feminism   

Contents

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  An Introduction to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 1

1.2  Structure of This Thesis 3

Chapter Two  Literature Review 4

2.1  Previous Studies on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 4

2.2  Comment 5

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 6

3.1  Feminism 6

3.2  Liberal Feminism 7

Chapter Four  An Analysis of Mrs. Maisel’s Image in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 9

4.1  The Image of the Other 9

4.2  The Image of the Subject 12

Chapter Five  Conclusion 15

5.1  Statements 15

5.2  Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study 16

Bibliography

Acknowledgements