An Ecofeminist Reading of The Edible Woman_英语论文

摘要

本文拟从“觉醒”、“想象”、“尊严”三个主题入手，对阿特伍德的《可以吃的女人》进行生态女性主义解读。本文认为，在成长背景的影响下，阿特伍德在生态主义观和女性主义观表现出比常人更敏锐和先觉的感触。本文解析阿特伍德如何通过描写天气、环境、捕猎行动等表现人类破坏生态的恶劣行为，以此对呼吁人类反思生存现状和生命价值反映的生态意识觉醒；如何通过语言的想象性和“镜像”描写表现经济社会发展对女性的束缚和尊严的践踏，来体现女性作为受害者表现出的反抗性和女性意识觉醒。

关键词: 生态女性主义；玛格丽特·阿特伍德；《可以吃的女人》

Contents

Introduction 1

1. On “Awakening” of ecofeminism in The Edible Woman 3

1.1 Exploring “Awakening” of the consciousness of ecology 3

1.2 Exploring “Awakening” of feminist perspective 6

2. On “Imagination” of ecofeminism in The Edible Woman 7

2.1 The role of “Imagination” in “Mirror Image” 8

2.2 The role of“Imagination”in the beauty of women 9

2.3 The role of “Imagination” in the design of plots 11

3. On “Dignity” of ecofeminism in The Edible Woman 13

3.1 On the relationship between male and female 13

3.2 On the relationship between women and nature 14

Conclusion 15

References 16