性别，种族，和谐—妇女主义观下的《紫色》

论文摘要

艾丽丝·沃克是20世纪70年代以来美国现代文坛上极具影响力和争议性的黑人女性作家之一。作为一个黑人女性作家,艾丽丝·沃克一直对属于社会最底层的黑人妇女给予特别的关注。在《紫色》这部书信体小说中,沃克不仅深刻揭露了造成黑人生存困境的社会根源,而且深入透析了存在于黑人内部的性别压迫。同时,小说从反性别、反种族歧视和迫害以及非洲中心主义和人道主义层面完整体现作者的妇女主义思想观。种族和性别歧视迫害是影响黑人,特别是黑人女性生存发展的障碍,是造成黑人生存困境的主要因素。在双重重压之下,黑人的生存受限,性格扭曲,而黑人女性更是成为来自白人社会和黑人男性双重压迫的牺牲品。本文通过对女主人翁西丽成长历程的分析,呈现小说中所体现出的反种族主义和反性别主义主题。同时,本文也探讨了黑人女性姐妹情谊的重要性,认为互助友情是促使黑人女性觉醒,实现人格完整的重要途径。黑人妇女只有依靠姐妹情谊紧密团结相互帮助才能踏上自我解放的途径。女性的经济独立乃是实现其人格独立的前提条件,是树立其女性自尊、自信、自爱,实现生命意义和人生价值的途径,更是争取与男性平等地位的必要手段之一。在独立平等基础上建立和谐的男女关系乃是沃克妇女主义思想的理想社会关系。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• 摘要
• Introduction
• 1. Alice Walker's Career and Her Works
• 2. The Brief Introduction to the Color Purple
• 3. Aim and Significance of the Thesis
• Chapter One Alice Walker and Her Womanism
• 1.1 The Development of Womanism
• 1.2 The Connotation of Womanism
• 1.3 The Difference between Feminism and Womanism
• Chapter Two Gender and Race
• 2.1 The Role the Black Male Play in the White-dominating Society
• 2.1.1 Being Oppressed by the White
• 2.1.2 Being an Imitator of Tyranny
• 2.2 Dual Oppressions on the Black Female
• 2.2.1 Victim of Sexual Abuse
• 2.2.2 Victim of Racial Oppression
• 2.3. The Crisis of the African---Losing Homeland
• Chapter Three Anti-sexism and Anti-racism Characteristic
• 3.1. Anti-sexism Awakeness
• 3.1.1 Celie's Growth from a Patriarchal Victim to a Conscious Pioneer
• Recovered from Distorted Identity'>3.1.2 Mr._Recovered from Distorted Identity
• 3.2. Anti-Racism Motivation
• 3.2.1 Nettie's Africa Tour
• 3.2.2 Sofia as a Fearless Warrior of Anti-racism
• 3.3. Shug as a Perfect Womanist
• 3.3.1 Celie's Savior
• 3.3.2 A Warrior against Patriarchal System
• 3.3.3 A Typical Androgyny
• Chapter Four Harmony---the Essence of Womanism Theory
• 4.1. Self-recognition by Sisterhood
• 4.1.1 Sisterhood between Celie and Nettie
• 4.1.2 The Sisterhood among other Women
• 4.1.3 The Importance of Sisterhood
• 4.2. Sense of Independence
• 4.3. New Community of Harmonious Human Relationship
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
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