摘要

《被萤火虫照亮的女人》是吉姆·哈里森所著的一本三部曲小说。其中与此书同名的第三部曲讲述了女主人公克蕾尔因不满原本不快乐的生活从而出逃，随后回忆往昔，并在此过程中其女性意识觉醒、女性身份得到重构，最终过上了理想生活的故事。女主人公的不同记忆均对其转变起到了重要作用，但目前国内外尚未有人研究它们是如何促进其身份重构的。而本论文则以此书中第三部曲为研究对象，通过应用女性主义理论，从而分析历史记忆如何唤醒女主人公的女性意识并推动其身份重构。本论文详细了分析女主人公的转变过程，从而使得读者既能对《被萤火虫照亮的女人》的时代意义和艺术价值有更加深刻的理解，也能够对作者吉姆·哈里森及其写作风格有更多的了解。

关键词：《被萤火虫照亮的女人》  女性身份    历史与记忆    

Contents

Abstract i

摘  要 ii

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  A Brief Introduction to Jim Harrison 1

1.2  A Brief Introduction to the Woman Lit by Fireflies 2

1.3  Purpose of the Thesis 2

1.4  Structure of the Thesis 3

Chapter Two  Literature Review 5

2.1  Previous Studies on the Woman Lit by Fireflies 5

2.2  Previous Studies on the Functions of History and Memory in Identity Reconstruction 6

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 8

3.1  Defining History and Memory 8

3.2  Defining Female Identity 8

Chapter Four  Reconstruction of Female Identity Caused by History and Memory in the Woman Lit by Fireflies 11

4.1  Different Memories in the Woman Lit by Fireflies 11

4.1.1 Sweet Experience with Friends 11

4.1.2 Joys and Sorrows with Husband 13

4.1.3 Other Important Experiences 14 

4.2  The Reconstruction of the Female Identity in the Woman Lit by Fireflies 15

4.2.1The Stage in Germination of the Wakening of the Female Awareness 15

4.2.2 The Action of Fleeing away 16

4.2.3 The Preservation of the Reconstructed Female Identity 17

4.3  Summary 18

Chapter Five  Conclusion 20

5.1  Major Findings 20

5.2  Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study 20

Bibliography 21

Acknowledgements 22