摘要

《野草在歌唱》是英国女作家多丽丝·莱辛于1950年发表的处女作，小说一经出版便引起了国内外学者的广泛关注。《野草在歌唱》以心态失衡的女主人公玛丽被黑人男仆摩西杀害为小说的开端，采用倒叙的手法展开小说创作，第一次真实地再现了白人在非洲殖民地的生活。莱辛用细腻的笔触展现了女主人公玛丽在殖民主义和父权思想的双重束缚下，心态逐渐扭曲，最终滑向悲剧。玛丽生长在一个男权社会和殖民社会，作为女性，她被男性无视、被边缘化；作为一个白人，尽管后期与黑仆摩西相爱，但她始终无法摆脱殖民主义的烙印。小说通过玛丽悲剧的一生，无情地鞭挞了白人政权在非洲的统治和父权思想。本文将在后殖民女性主义理论的指导下，从殖民思想对人的摧残和性别主义对女性的压迫对女主人公玛丽的悲剧人生进行分析。

关键词：《野草在歌唱》  多丽丝·莱辛  后殖民女性主义  悲剧

Contents

Abstract I

摘  要 II

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  An Introduction to Doris Lessing 1

1.2  An Introduction to The Grass is Singing 2

1.3  Purpose of the Thesis 4

Chapter Two  Literature Review 7

2.1  Previous Studies on The Grass is Singing 7

2.1.1 Previous Studies on The Grass is Singing Abroad 7

2.1.2 Previous Studies on The Grass is Singing at Home 8

2.2  Previous Studies on Post-colonial Feminism 10

2.2.1 Previous Studies on Post-colonial Feminism Abroad 10

2.2.2 Previous Studies on Post-colonial Feminism at Home 11

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 13

Chapter Four  Oppression and Resistance — An Analysis of Mary’s Tragic Fate 15

4.1  Poor Whites in a Colonial Society 15

4.1.1 Oppression on Poor Whites within the White Class 15

4.1.2 Mary’s Resistance against Colony Oppression 17

4.2  Sexual Oppression in African Colonies 19

4.2.1 The Sexual Oppression within the White Class 19

4.2.2 Tthe Sexual Oppression between the Whites and the Natives 21

4.2.3 Mary’s Resistance against the Sexual Oppression 21

Chapter Five Conclusion 24

Bibliography 25

Acknowledgements 26