摘要

《吕蓓卡》是英国 20 世纪女作家达夫妮·杜穆里埃著名的代表作。这个女性形象一直为许多评论家和读者所批判。他们主要批评吕蓓卡的生活和性格，并且十分同情迈克西姆的婚姻，因为她的行为违背了社会道德和颠覆了传统女性形象：“家庭天使”。 这篇论文主要通过一个新的视角来重新解读一个充满美貌与智慧的新女性形象。本文结合了双性同体概念和此书的分析表达了杜穆里埃对父权制社会的不满，希望在社会中寻求男女平等的愿望。最终得出结论：在父权制的传统社会里，吕蓓卡是被误读和曲解的，她最终的悲剧性毁灭也是不可避免的。

关键词：双性同体；女性主义；父权制；和谐

Abstract

Rebecca is considered Daphne du Maurier’s masterpiece and one of the most famous novels in the 20th century. Her degenerate image has been ever criticized by many critics and readers. The overwhelming criticism mainly raised by a number of people who pay much more attention to the life and characters of Rebecca. They argue that it is a tragedy for Maxim to marry Rebecca, because her behaviors insult the social morality and subvert the traditional stereotype---“family angel”. The thesis aims to redefine as a new woman with beauty and wisdom from a new perspective. By connecting the concept of androgyny with the analysis of Rebecca’s characters, the paper indicates that Daphne du Maurier created Rebecca mainly to convey her protest against patriarchal society. This masterpiece reflects the author’s seeking for the equality and balance between male and female. In a patriarchal society, Rebecca is doomed to be misunderstood. And her final tragedy is inevitable.

Key words: androgyny; feminism; patriarchy; harmony