“天使”的出走和回归——《天黑前的夏天》的女性主义解读

An Angel’s Running-away and Returning——A Feminist Reading of The Summer Before the Dark

针对《天黑前的夏天》中体现的女性主题,以女性主义理论为指导,从对女主人公凯特在一个夏天的经历和感受进行分析,探讨作品中所展现的中年家庭妇女所面临的问题和精神困境、以及她们的出路,进而揭示多丽丝·莱辛在步入中晚年后有关女性问题的更加深刻的思索和她的女性主义意识。

The Summer before the Dark is the work with a feminist theme.With the theory of feminism,the paper analyzes the protagonist’s experience and feelings in a summer,discusses the troubles and spiritual dilemma of middle-aged housewives presented in the work and their way out so as to reveal Doris Lessing’s mature and profound feminist thoughts after her middle age.