Abstract

Alice Munro, the 2013 winner of Nobel Prize for Literature, is acclaimed as the master of the contemporary short story for her special way of thinking and great perception. Runaway, one of her best-known works is full of feminism, in which Munro explores the dilemma of Canadian ordinary women in small towns and gives a lot of enlightenment for modern women. Scholars at home and abroad have mainly focused on the theme of escape and the consequences of escape. How escape and feminism can be combined, however, is neglected. Therefore, this thesis attempts to interpret the stories from the perspective of Feminism. Firstly, through the analysis of feminism, it discloses the contradiction among women, men and themselves. Secondly, the analysis of the escape of women from family, sexual relationship and themselves reveals the awakening of female consciousness. Thus a feminist interpretation enhances the story’s readability and profundity, and helps to explain why this short story collection has stood out as a classic.

Key words: Alice Munro; Runaway; feminist perspective; escape; female consciousness                                

摘要

2013年诺贝尔文学奖获得者艾丽丝・门罗，因独特思维以及视角而被誉为是当代短篇小说巨匠。门罗最著名的短篇小说之一《逃离》充满了女性主义色彩。在这部作品中，门罗探索了女性在现代文明社会中所遭遇到的困境并且给现代女性很多启示。国内外学者主要侧重于研究逃离主题以及逃离的后果，而女性主义与逃离主题相结合的研究相对较少。因此，本论文从女性主义视角分析文本。首先通过对女性主义的分析，揭示女性与家庭、男性以及自我之间的矛盾。其次，对女性逃离家庭、男性以及自我的分析来揭示女性意识的觉醒。因此女性主义解读增强了小说的可读性与深刻性，并且帮助我们理解该小说之所以成为经典的原因。

关键词：艾丽丝・门罗；《逃离》；女性主义；逃离；女性意识