Post-colonialism study on Black Female’s Identity Building in Their Eyes Were Watching God_英语论文

摘要

佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿(1891-1960)是20世纪美国文学的重要人物，她被誉为黑人女性文学之母。《他们眼望上苍》是她最受欢迎的作品，也是黑人文学中第一部充分展示黑人女子内心女性意识觉醒的作品。在该本书中，她使被遮蔽的黑人女性的自信与自强重新成为社会的关注点，一改美国黑人文学的性别模式，塑造出一个寻找自我、表现自我、肯定自我的黑人女性。本选题拟通过文本分析，探析在后殖民主义视角下美国黑人身份的复杂性，通过分析珍妮·克劳福德的婚姻与成长挖掘黑人女性意识的觉醒和自我构建的艰难历程。

关键词：黑人女性; 后殖民主义; 自我意识; 自我认知

Contents

1. Introduction  .1

1.1 Author and Their Eyes Were Watching God.1

1.2 Post-colonialism as Perspective of the Study 2

1.3 Theme of the Paper 3

2. Review of Related Studies .4

2.1 Studies on the Theme of the Novel 4

2.2 Studies on the Historical Background 5

2.3 Studies on the Black Folk Culture 6

2.4 Studies on the Writing Techniques6

3. Growth of Janie’s Self-consciousness through Her Three Marriages.7

3.1 Marriage with Killicks: Search for Self-identity .7

3.2 Marriage with Starks: Refusal to be Someone’s Property .9

3.3 Marriage with “Tea Cake”: Reward of Kindness and Respect 12

4. Complexity of the Black’s Identity Building 14

4.1 Pressure of Social and Cultural Realities 14

4.2 The Black’s Desire to Identify with the White 15

4.3 The Black’s Strong Sense of Repulsion to the White 16

4.4 The Black Female’s Extra Consideration of Gender Identity .17

5. Conclusion.18

References.19