Abstract

The Golden Notebook is a novel, written by Doris Lessing in 1962. It is a masterpiece of British literature, which was introduced into China in 2000. Doris Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. In The Golden Notebook, Doris Lessing mainly described the living condition and diploma of women, and she also depicted their confusion and anguish in their hearts. This novel without invariant chapters, but contains five sections and divided by stages of 4 notebooks. It comprises four different colors: black, red, yellow, and blue,  representing four different aspects of the central character—Anna’s life, including her working life, political life, emotional life, and psychological life respectively. And lastly the golden notebook is a summary of Anna’s life experience.
By analyzing the involved male-female relationship which based on the feminist theories in patriarchal society, the author enlightens people to think about the essentiality of the harmonious relationship between male and female and to realize the status of female. The paper consists of four chapters. It firstly deals with a brief introduction of Doris Lessing and her novel—The Golden Notebook. The second chapter mainly gives readers the background and the theoretical framework of this paper, for comprehending this paper easily and deeply. The third chapter analyzes the male-female relationship in The Golden Notebook and its forming reasons. Finally, the paper provides some means to construct the harmonious male-female relationship.

Key words: The Golden Notebook; male-female relationship; feminism; male-dominated

摘  要

《金色笔记》是多丽丝•莱辛在1962年出版的一本小说。被称为英国文学史上的杰作，在2001年被介绍到中国。2007年，多丽丝•莱辛凭此书获得了诺贝尔文学奖。《金色笔记》主要描述了女性的生存环境和进退两难的生存状况，以及她们内心的的痛苦和纠结。全书不分章节，由一个故事，五本笔记构成。作者在中间依次插入黑、红、黄、蓝四本笔记， 代表主人公安娜生活中四种不同的方面。包括她的工作生活，政治生活，感情生活和精神生活。而最后的金色笔记是安娜人生经验的总结。
笔者通过基于女性主义理论在男权主义盛行的大背景下，分析小说中的两性关系，启发人们意识到和谐两性关系的重要性以及女性在这个社会的重要地位。本文分为四个部分。首先，简要介绍多丽丝•莱辛和她的著作—《金色笔记》。第二章主要讲述文章的写作背景以及理论依据，使读者能够更容易、更深刻的理解本文。第三章分析了《金色笔记》中的两性关系以及形成的原因。最后，笔者从小说出发提供了一些方法，旨在建立更加和谐的两性关系。

关键词：《金色笔记》；两性关系； 女性主义；男权主义