19世纪美国家庭小说的女性观和慈善观

The Views on Women and Charity in the 19^(th)-Century American Domestic Novels

美国家庭小说的出现与美国第一次女权运动、"女性崇拜"的社会意识及当时的经济情势有着密切的关系,也因此成为正在形成中的美国中产阶级宣扬道德准则以及中产阶级女性争取平等权利的有效平台。作者以《婚姻生活素描》与《贫穷的富人与富有的穷人》为对象,深入挖掘家庭小说中的女性观与慈善观,从三个方面论述了女性借助慈善平台参与公共事务,寻求政治表达的有效途径。

The emergence of domestic novels is closely related with the first American women＇s rights movement, the social ideology of ＂the worship of women＂ , and the economic situation of that time. Consequently, domestic novels serve effectively as a platform for the emerging middle - class Americans to advocate their moral code, and for middle - class women to strive for equal rights. This study explores the views on women and charity as embodied in Sketches of Married Life and The Poor Rich Man and The Rich Poor Man, and expounds, from three aspects, the effective approaches for the women to participate in public affairs and to seek for political expression.