An Analysis of Rebecca:from the Perspective of Feminism_英语论文

摘要

女性主义运动根源于西方的进步主义，人类社会史上，人权的概念已有了200多年的历史，但人权概念在相当长的历史时期内并不包括女权。英国社会主义女权主义并非源于马克思主义,而是源于更早的空想社会主义。就婚姻问题而言，当时的社会主义者认为婚姻应该是自由的,应该建立在相互吸引、纯洁相爱的基础之上。“既然社会传统允许男人爱其所爱那么女人也应该享有按自己愿望建立性关系的自由。”（夏勒・福瑞尔）。因此，从女权主义的角度看待吕蓓卡这个人物角色，则应是更加合理的。吕蓓卡为追求自我、追求幸福甚至是努力打破贵族与工人阶级的界限等都使她成为女权主义中的佼佼者，而不是一个私生活混乱的恶毒荡妇。

关键词：吕蓓卡 女性主义 男权主义 恶毒

Abstract

Feminist movement is originated from the Western progressivism.In the history of human society,the concept of human rights had been existed for more than 200 years, but the concept of human rights did not include woman's rights in a fairly long period of time.British feminism is not derived from the Marx doctrine,but from the early Utopian socialism.As far as marriage is concerned,the socialists at that time thought that marriage should be free and based on mutual attraction and pure love. "Since the traditional society allows men to love as it is that women should be given a sexual relationship according to their own aspirations to freedom." (Schaller Ferrier). Therefore, it is more reasonable to analyze Rebecca from the perspective of feminism. Rebecca's pursuit of herself, of happiness, and even the efforts to break the boundaries of the aristocracy and the working class have made her the leader of feminism, rather than a vicious slut with a messy private life.

Key words:Rebecca; Feminism; Male chauvinism; Evil

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Introduction to Daphne du Maurier and Rebecca 1

1.2 Background 2

1.2.1 social background 2

1.2.2 literary background of Rebecca 2

1.2.3 the meaning of Male chauvinist ideology. 3

1.3 Framework of the paper 4

2.The development of Western Feminism 6

2.1The movements of western feminism 6

2.2 The development of Feminist literature 7

3. Analysis of Rebecca From the Eyes of Maxim in the Feminist Perspective 8

3.1 The evil part of Rebecca in Maxim’s eyes. 8

3.2 The good part of Rebecca in Maxim’s eyes. 9

4.Analysis of Rebecca From the Perspective of Feminism 11

4.1 Rebecca in Mrs Danvers’s eyes 11

4.2 Rebecca in the heroine’s eyes 12

4.3 Rebecca in other people’s eyes. 12

5.Conclusion 14

Bibliography: 18

Acknowledgments 19