《觉醒》中的象征手法

On symbolism in Awakening

凯特.肖班以《觉醒》而闻名,大量象征与意象成分的运用构成了该小说最显著的特点。分别从岛屿、大海、鸟儿和房屋等几个象征成分入手,研究《觉醒》中的象征手法,进而再现女性追求婚姻自由、性解放以及自我觉醒这一主题。

The Awakening makes the American woman writer Kate Chopin known all around the world.The employment of lots of symbols and images is the most prominent feature of the novel.The paper seeks to explore the symbolism in this novel from the following aspects： Grand Isle,the sea,the bird,the house and the sun that are described in the novel to make the symbolism clear to the readers and to represent the novel＇s themes of marriage,sexuality and liberation.