A Feminist Reading of Runaway_英语论文

摘要

艾丽丝·门罗是著名的加拿大短篇小说女作家，于2013年获得诺贝尔文学奖。门罗的作品一直以来着眼于普通人的生活，写作风格平凡朴实,比如她的小说《逃离》。整部作品由六个短篇小说组成，描写了五个女性的日常生活，并以女性角色的逃离为主线，描写了几位女性角色选择逃离的背后的故事。本文运用女性主义理论分析这部《逃离》，探讨女性个人意识在逃离行为中起到的重要作用，以及在此过程中女性思想的改变。

关键词：艾丽丝·门罗  逃离  女性主义 女性意识

Abstract

Alice Munro, a famous Canadian short story writer, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013. Munro's works have been focused on the lives of ordinary people with her ordinary and simple writing style. In Runaway, Munro writes six short stories and depicts five women’s life stories of different classes and ages. Based on the feminist theory, this thesis deals with the important role of female consciousness in escaping behaviour, and the changes of women’s mind in the runaway process. 

Key words: Alice Munro   Runaway   Feminism   Female consciousness

Contents

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  A Brief Introduction to Alice Munro 1

1.2  A Brief Introduction to Runaway 2

1.3  Structure of the Paper 3

Chapter Two  Literature Review 4

2.1  Previous Studies on Runaway at Home 4

2.2  Previous Studies on Runaway Abroad 5

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 7

3.1  Definition of Feminism 7

3.2  Contents of Feminism 7

Chapter Four  Analysis of Characters 9

4.1  Carla in the Story of “Runaway” 9

4.1.1 Run Away from Parents 9

4.1.2 Run Away from Her Husband 10

4.2  Juliet and Penelope in the Trilogy of “Chance” 12

4.2.1 Run Away from Family 12

4.2.2 Run Away from Self-restraint 14

4.3  Lauren in the Story of “Trespasses” 15

4.4  Tessa in the Story of “Powers” 16

4.5  Summary 17

Chapter Five  Conclusion 19

Bibliography

Acknowledgements