Analysis of the Independent Consciousness of America Middle-class Women -Based on "Desperate Housewives"
摘 要
《绝望的主妇》在美国上映第一季就获得了社会的广泛认可。这部电视剧是当今美国社会的缩影，透过四位性格鲜明的美丽女性在爱情、婚姻、家庭和友情中的困境，不仅揭示了当代美国男权社会女性意识被压抑而绝望，而且从侧面反映了美国社会中产阶级女性的独立意识的形成过程与背景。这部电视剧在上映后引起了极大的轰动，无数的国内外人士尝试着从不同的角度去研究电视剧背后所蕴含的深刻含义，以及该电视剧所反映出的美国中产阶级大背景下的人民生活状况。
本文重点研究美国中产阶级女性的独立意识的形成与表现，剧中四位女主角的性格各不相同，她们所表现出的独立意识也各不一样，本文旨在通过女性独立意识的阐述前提下，重点分析这四位女性在剧中不同角色下所展现的不同独立意识，并同时对其做出对比，找出她们的共同特征并集中展现美国中产阶级女性的独立意识。
本文不仅是对美国中产阶级女性独立意识的集中展现，也为更多国内人士更进一步了解美国提供参考。
关键词：绝望的主妇，美国中产阶级，女性 , 独立意识
Abstract
The first season of "Desperate Housewives" in the United States was widely recognized by the society. This drama is a microcosm of today's American society. Through the exhibition of the four distinct personalities, the drama not only reveals the contemporary female consciousness of the American society which is depressed and despair, but also reflects the process of the formation and background of the independent consciousness of middle class women in America. The dramas caused a great sensation after its release and many people home and abroad try to study the drama from different angles.
This paper focuses on the formation and performance of American middle-class woman's consciousness of independence. The four female characters are not identical. Their sense of independence consciousness is also not the same. This paper aims to analyze the four characters’ independent consciousness through the description of the female consciousness. Then it tries to make a comparison of the four, and brings out their common point which can be the exhibition of the woman's independent consciousness of American middle class.
This paper not only shows the women’s independent consciousness of the United States of America, but also provides reference for more domestic people in further understanding the United States of America.
Key words: Desperate Housewives, American middle class, female, independent consciousness