Abstract:

Alice Munro is one of the famous Canadian writers, honored as the contemporary Chekhov. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013, cited as “master of the contemporary short story”. And she is the first Canadian and the 13th woman receiving such an honor.
Run Away is a collection of eight short stories published in 2004. The heroines of the novel are the female sex who hesitate and are confused and helpless. Facing the plight of life, the heroines choose different ways to escape the present life and get different results.
The thesis puts stress on the theme and female consciousness, analyzing that the heroines Carla, Juliet and Penelope are all intellectual, what causes the different results. Carla succeeds in escaping for the first time but she is a failure for the second time. Juliet with a high degree chooses to live with a fisherman and give up the academic career. Penelope has lived with her mother for many years but one day she disappears. This thesis analyzes why the heroines run away. At last, the thesis analyzes influences of Run Away on college students, including positive influence and negative influence.

Key words: Alice Munro; Run Away; theme; the reasons for escaping; influences

摘要:

艾丽丝·门罗是加拿大著名的女作家, 被誉为 “当代契诃夫 ”“当代短篇小说大师”。她于2013年10月10日获诺贝尔奖，成为第一位加拿大籍诺贝尔文学奖得主，也是第13位获得诺贝尔文学奖的女性作家。
《逃离》是艾丽丝·门罗2004年的作品，由八篇小说构成，书中的女主人公犹豫、迷茫、无奈、无助。面对生活的困境，女主人公选择不同的方式来逃离现在的生活，结果迥然不同。
本文旨在分析逃离主题和女性意识。作者还深入分析为什么逃离主角都是女性知识分子，但结果却是大相径庭；进而对造成逃离成功或失败的原因进行探究。卡拉为何第一次逃离成功，第二次却以失败告终；拥有高学历的朱丽叶的为何甘心放弃学术生涯选择与只有一面之缘的渔夫共同生活；佩内洛普与母亲相依为命多年却某天忽然消失的无影无踪。最后，本文从女性视角分析逃离对当代大学生的积极影响和消极影响。

关键词：艾丽丝·门罗；《逃离》；主题；逃离原因；影响

Introduction
Alice Munro is a well-known authoress writing in English, who has produced over 100 short stories throughout her writing career. She is honored as the contemporary Chekhov. On October 10, 2013, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, cited as “master of the contemporary short story”. And she is the first Canadian and the 13th woman receiving such an honor. She always lays stress on the characterization of females who are common people in daily life. Run Away is published in 2004, including eight short stories. And among them, only three stories, Chance, soon, silence are interlinked, telling a whole story about the same female character named Juliet. This thesis includes four stories-Runaway, Chance, Soon, Silence.
The thesis aims to provide more knowledge about Munro’s Run Away for readers and calls for more attention to woman in modern society. Having a clear idea of these female characters’ choices in a dilemma will give us a more profound understanding of women’s attitudes towards family, marriage and some experience most people must endure the lifetime.