Abstract:

Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize winner in Literature, is generally regarded as the representative of black women writers．Her works are mainly about the blacks, especially black women． As a branch of feminism，black feminist literature mainly reflects the multiple oppressions of sexism, racism and class prejudices imposed on black women in the American society, and reveals the sufferings of black women caused by these oppressions．This paper aims to analyze Beloved from the perspective of black feminism. The first part mainly analyzes the black females’ sufferings from both race and sex in Beloved. The second part describes the black females’ pursuit of freedom and identity and their desire for love. The last part stresses the black females’ resistance against the oppressions.

Keywords: Beloved ; black females; black feminist

摘要：

诺贝尔文学奖获得者托尼.莫里森是被认为是最有代表的黑人女作家，她的作品多数是描写黑人的，特别是黑人女性。作为女性主义的一个分支，黑人女性主义文学主要反映美国社会强加于黑人妇女身上的性别歧视、种族歧视和阶级偏见等多重压迫，揭示黑人妇女在这些压迫下所受的苦难。本文拟从黑人女性主义角度研究《宠儿》，第一部分主要分析《宠儿》中黑人女性遭受的种族、性别的双重压迫；第二部分描述黑人女性内心对自由和身份的诉求以及对爱的渴望；最后一部分重点论述了黑人女性发起的对压迫的反抗。

关键词:《宠儿》；黑人女性；黑人女性主义

1．    Introduction
1.1 Toni Morrison and Beloved
    Toni Morrison is one of the most distinguished women writers in African American literature in 20th century. She plays an important role in Black writing. During her nearly four decades of literary career, Morrison has always focused on the life and experience of African American people. She won the Nobel Prize in 1993. Swedish Academy comments on Toni Morrison’s works like this, “… gives life to an essential aspect of America reality.”