自由的悖论——论《一位女士的画像》中的女性观

The Paradox of Freedom——On Viewpoint of Woman in Portrait of a Lady

亨利·詹姆斯在其小说《一位女士的画像》中以亨利艾塔作为参照物来描述金钱和传统道德对伊莎贝尔寻找自由之路的阻碍,慨叹其失败。两位不同女性相同的命运显示出詹姆斯小说中矛盾的女性观:赞扬女性争取自由的精神,却又认为婚姻才是女性的唯一依托。

James created TIerrietta as a reference substance to describe the obstacles of Isabel＇way in finding freedom： the money and traditional morality and sighed for her failure. The same destiny of two different women shows James＇contrary viewpoint of woman in this novel： he praised women＇s spirit in fighting for freedom; however he still thought that women can only depend on marriage.