An Analysis on Alice Munro’s Boys and Girls from the Perspective of Eco-feminism_英语论文

摘要

艾丽丝·门罗，加拿大著名女作家，以短篇小说闻名全球。 她的作品密切关注贬低女性和贬低自然之间的关系，试图探索出生态与人类、男性与女性之间的新型关系。《男孩与女孩》是门罗创作初期的代表作，其中详细描述了父权制压迫下女孩的成长过程及男性给自然带来的伤害，是反映门罗生态女性主义思想的重要作品。基于前人研究，本文将以凯伦·沃伦提出的压迫性框架理论为基础，旨在揭示小说中生态危机与性别歧视之间的平行关系，从而探讨出男性对自然和女性的双重统治背后的根本原因。本文的现实意义在于让人们意识到性别歧视、生态危机在人类发展过程中不可忽视的影响，从而呼吁在人类与自然、男性与女性之间建立起一种新型平等关系。

关键词： 《男孩与女孩》  生态女性主义  父权制压迫性框架  生态危机  性别歧视  

Abstract

Alice Munro is honored as one of the greatest contemporary fiction writers for her short-story writing. In her works, she pays close attention to the connection between ecology and women and tries to explore an equal relationship between human and nature, women and men.

Boys and Girls is a representative opus of Munro and has drawn considerable attention of scholars at home and abroad. Based on previous studies, the thesis approaches Boys and Girls from the perspective of ecofeminism. With the theory of Patriarchal Oppressive Conceptual Framework proposed by the ecofeminist Karen Warren, the thesis aims at disclosing the parallel relationship between domination of nature and that of women, thus exploring the root cause of the twofold oppression in patriarchy.

The practical significance of the thesis lies in making human realize that gender discrimination and ecological crisis are the indispensable issues in the course of human development. The thesis reaches a conclusion that a new value system of equality, harmony and health is fundamental to the emancipation of women and nature.

Key Words: Boys and Girls  Ecofeminism  Ecology  Gender  Patriarchal Oppressive Conceptual Framework

Contents

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  Introduction to Alice Munro and Boys and Girls 1

1.2  Purpose of the Thesis 2

1.3  Structure of the Thesis 2

1.4  Research Method of the Thesis 3

Chapter Two  Literature Review 4

2.1  Introduction 4

2.2  Previous Studies on Boys and Girls 4

2.3  Comment 6

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 8

3.1  Introduction 8

3.2  Ecofeminism 8

3.3  Patriarchal Oppressive Conceptual Framework 10

Chapter Four  Eco-feminist Analysis on Boys and Girls 13

4.1  Introduction 13

4.2  Ecofeminist Analysis on Boys and Girls 13

4.3  Male Degradation of Nature and Anthropocentrism 14

4.3.1 Characterization of Male Characters 16

4.3.2 Production System of Fox Farming 18

4.4  Male Marginalization of Women and Androcentrism 20

4.4.1 Reiteration of Gender Distinction 22

4.4.2 Male Dominating Power in Value Judgement 25

4.4.3 Derogatory Definition of Women in Patriarchy 27

4.5  Common Root of Dual Crises in Patriarchy 30

Chapter Five  Conclusion 34

Bibliography

Acknowledgements