Abstract: Alice Walker is an important female writer in contemporary America. She is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, poet and author of children’s books. Of particular interest to people are her novels which are full of powerful, strident stories set in America’s rural South. Her works mainly explore the struggle of black women and stress the importance of bonds between women in fighting against racism and sexism. She creates a whole series of images of black women, leading not only black women but all women to a promising future. Meridian is Alice Walker’s second novel Alice Walker. It focuses on the Civil Rights Movement. Meridian commits her life to helping the black people fight for their wholeness. In order to find a new self, different from hers, she survives the struggles and becomes a model for others to take up the Civil Rights cause. This paper can be divided into four parts. At the beginning, I will give a brief introduction to Alice Walker, her novel Meridian with critical reviews. The next part mainly deals with the womanist theory, introducing the definitions of feminism and womanism and their differences. The following part will analyzes the wholeness in Meridian. First, she is a female. She finds her female self-identity. Second, she is also a black. How does she achieve the balance? At last, it is about the solution to black woman’s dilemma. In Alice Walker’s opinion, the only way to solve the problem is the persistence of the blacks’ tradition. The last part is a conclusion. My conclusion is that Meridian is a carefully created womanist novel. Meridian demonstrates the relationship of personal growth and the social movement. But the theory has to develop further to be mature.
Key Words: Meridian; Feminism; wholeness;

摘  要：艾丽斯•沃克是当代美国文坛重要的黑人女作家。她即是小说家，短篇故事家，散文家，诗人，同时还涉足儿童文学作品。人们最感兴趣的是她的小说。她的大部分小说都是以美国南方为背景，主要描写黑人妇女与种族歧视，性别歧视的斗争。她的作品塑造了一系列完整的黑人妇女形象，给包括黑人妇女在内的所有女性指明了前进方向。《梅瑞迪安》是沃克的第二部小说。它主要描写了人权运动。主人公梅瑞迪安毕生致力于为黑人的完整而斗争。为了不重复上一代黑人妇女的命运，她舍弃了儿子和家庭，去了南方。最后，在斗争中，她成长了，并且成为其他有志于人权运动的人的楷模。本文分为四个部分。第一部分简单介绍艾丽斯•沃克的生平以及她的小说《梅瑞迪安》。第二部分主要论述什么事女权主义与妇女主义，同时比较两者的不同。第三部分用妇女主义分析讨论梅瑞迪安的完整性。首先，她是一名女性。她实现了妇女自我身份的认同。其次，她也是一名黑人。她如何寻找到平衡？最后是关于黑人两难的困境，在艾丽斯•沃克看来，解决这个问题的唯一途径就是坚持黑人传统。最后一个部分是结论。本人认为《梅瑞迪安》是一部艾丽斯•沃克实践妇女主义理论的小说。梅瑞迪安说明了个人成长和社会运动的关系。但是应该看到，小说中的妇女主义思想还不够成熟，还有待于进一步完善。
关键词：《梅瑞迪安》 女权主义 完整