艾德娜的女性意识与克里奥社会——简析克里奥社会对艾德娜女性意识的影响

Edna’s Feminine Consciousness and the Creole Society——An Analysis of the Influence of Creole Society on Edna’s Feminine Consciousness

凯特·肖班的作品《觉醒》在经历了早期冷漠的反响并被忽视了近半个世纪后，由批评家们重新发掘出来，并且受到美国女权主义者的拥戴。在这篇小说带来的诸多思考中，关于艾德娜女性意识的成长及觉醒成为人们评论的焦点。它不仅关乎到对艾德娜性格的解读，也与小说的主题紧密相连。基于对小说所反映出的独特地方色彩的认识，本文以小说的历史和社会背景为重点来分析克里奥社会对艾德娜女性意识的影响。

After the early hostile responses,The Awakening by Kate Chopin was neglected for almost half a century until critics rediscovered it and American feminists enjoyed it. Among the revival of interest in this novel,the value and meaning of Edna＇s feminine consciousness and her awakening can be regarded as the focus of the novel. Not only is it central to the interpretation of Edna＇s character, but also it is closely related to the theme of the story. Based on the unique local color in the novel,this paper analyzes the Creole society＇s influence on Edna＇s feminine conseiousness,laying more emphasis the historical and social context of the novel.