《北方和南方》的性别政治逻辑:功能性人物与女性发展空间的生成

The Logic of Gender Politics in North and South:Functional Characters and the Making of New Space for Women

《北方和南方》采取了对传统社会角色分工进行置换的叙事策略,黑尔先生的"女性化"人物形象以及黑尔夫人的病人形象在很大程度上可能都是出于叙事功能的需要。作为功能性人物,他们为女主角玛格丽特公共领域僭越者的人物形象塑造服务。玛格丽特拥有步入公共领域的行为能力,其重要源泉是家庭领域内部角色置换所产生的女性发展空间。

The inversion of conventional social roles is a salient feature of North and South. The feminization of Mr. Hale in general and the characterization of Mrs. Hale as a weak mother are probably necessitated by their narrative function. As functional characters, they facilitate the characterization of Margaret, the heroine of the book, who later becomes a transgressor in the public sphere. Margaret is able to step into the public sphere. To some extent this ability is nurtured by the new space for women＇ s growth, formed by the inversion of roles in the domestic sphere.