《达洛卫夫人》 的生态女性主义解读_英语论文

An Eco-feminism Analysis of Mrs. Dalloway

摘要

弗吉尼亚•伍尔夫是英国文学史上最杰出的女权主义作家之一，《达洛卫夫人》是其最具代表性的作品。本论文主要分析作家在小说中所流露出的生态女性意识。通过对男性和女性，女性与自然之间关系的描写，作家意在揭示女性和自然在男权社会中所遭受的压迫和剥削，同时，伍尔夫还批判了社会与战争的残酷性，表达了她对人类生存境况的深切关注。通过阐述女性自我意识的觉醒以及女性对男权社会的反抗，伍尔夫意在阐明女性与自然必须要从父权制度下解放出来，从而保持人类自我身份的完整。同时，通过对女性与大自然之前的和谐关系的描绘，伍尔夫表达了构建一个男性与女性，人类与自然和谐相处的社会的美好愿望。

关键词：弗吉尼亚•伍尔夫；《达洛卫夫人》；生态女性主义；父权社会

Abstract

Mrs. Dalloway is one of the most well-known novels written by Virginia Woolf, who is considered as one of the most outstanding writers in the English literary circles. This thesis intends to analyze the writer's consciousness of eco-feminism embedded in this novel. Through the portrayal of the relationships between men and women, women and nature, Woolf intends to expose the oppression and exploitation of the patriarchal society to women and nature. At the same time, she also voices her criticism of the cruelty of the society and the war, expressing her deep concerns about human beings. Through the presentation of the female characters' awakening of self-consciousness and revolt against the patriarchal society, Woolf expounds her viewpoint of liberating women and nature, and thus keeping the integrity of all human beings. At the same time, by presenting the harmonious relationships between woman and nature, Woolf expresses her desire to construct a society where man lives in harmony with woman and all human beings live in harmony with nature.     

Keywords: Virginia Woolf；Mrs. Dalloway; eco-feminism; patriarchal society

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 2

3. Patriarchal Society's Oppression to Women and Nature 3

3.1 Patriarchal society’s invisible oppression to female characters 4

3.2 Patriarchal society's oppression to nature 5

4. Resistance and Revolt from Women 6

4.1 Burton and Clarissa’s awakening of self-consciousness 6

4.2 Clarissa's revolt against the man's oppression 8

5. Harmony Between Women and Nature 9

5.1 The amazing power of nature 9

5.2 Women’s harmony with nature 12

6. Conclusion 14

Works Cited 15