为自由而生──评《觉醒》中的女性主体意识

Live for the Liberty──On the Female Subjectivity in The Awakening

《觉醒》描写了主人公艾德娜从一个丧失主体意识的传统家庭妇女成长为具有强烈女性主体意识的新女性的过程。具体分析了艾德娜女性主体意识觉醒的原因和其觉醒后为追求独立与自由所做出的努力与抗争 ;指出艾德娜最后的自杀并不是消极的挫败 ,而是叛逆的另一种形式 ,是对男权社会的无言的反抗 ,是对刚刚苏醒的主体意识的捍卫 ;同时指出艾德娜女性主体意识的局限性 ,说明妇女解放是全人类的事业。

The Awakening is a story about a woman named Edna who grew out of the traditional sex role and social code as a submissive wife into an independent woman with strong self-awareness. A detailed analysis is made for the process of the resurgence of Edna's self-awareness and her struggles for independence and freedom. Edna's suicide as a final result is not a sign of compromise to the male-centered society but a form of rebellion and silent resistance to the patriarchal world and a defense to the awakening self-awareness. The limitations of Edna's self-awareness are emphasized and concluded that women's liberation is not only the business of one woman, but also that of the whole humanity.