沦落 退却与回归——女性主义视野下的《黑暗前的夏天》

Descent retreat and return——The Summer before the Dark in the view of feminism

《黑暗前的夏天》是多丽丝.莱辛对于女性命运的又一次关注。小说以主人公凯特四个多月的夏日旅程为主线展开,这次旅程既是一次实际的旅程,也是一次心理的旅程。本文从女性主义的视角阐释凯特在这一心理旅程中的沦落、退却以及最后的回归。这一艰难的旅程正是试图寻找自我的女性的必经之旅。

The Summer before the Dark is Doris Lessing＇ s attention to women＇ s fate again. The protagonist Kate experiences four months travel in summer, which is not only a practical travel, but also a mental one. The thesis, from the view of feminism, tries to interpret Kate＇ s descent, retreat and return during the summer＇ s travel. It is also the necessary difficult travel for the women to find themselves.