扭曲矛盾的人格——评析《我的光辉生涯》中女主人公的女性意识

Twisted and Ambivalent Personality——On the Female Consciousness of the Heroine in My Brilliant Career

澳大利亚女作家迈尔斯·弗兰克林在她的经典著作《我的光辉生涯》中刻画了一位勇于反抗婚姻、勇于挑战传统性别束缚的女性西比拉。由于时代的局限,在西比拉的世界里,女性是男性的附庸,是婚姻的牺牲品;而西比拉追求自己的梦想,超越时代地同残酷的现实作斗争,但自己也在梦想与现实的巨大差异中形成了扭曲矛盾的人格。西比拉的女性意识远远超越了她的时代,至今依然闪耀着光辉。

My Brilliant Career is the classic novel written by Australian female writer Milles Franklin.The heroine Sybylla was a unique woman who was brave enough to challenge the traditional value of marriage and gender limitation.In Sybylla＇s world,woman was the appendage of man.However,with dream in heart,Sybylla acted like a warrior,fighting against the cruel reality,which fostered her twisted personality.The female consciousness of Sybylla still enjoys its fame today for its indelible contribution to the Australian literature.