薇拉·凯瑟“草原三部曲”中的女性形象解析

An Analysis of the Female Characters in Willa Cather's“Prairie Trilogy”

薇拉·凯瑟是美国现代史上一位杰出的拓荒女作家。她的小说以描绘美国中西部景色和刻画女性形象闻名。在她最著名的草原三部曲《啊,拓荒者!》《我的安东妮亚》及《云雀之歌》中,凯瑟塑造了亚历山德拉、安东妮亚和西娅三位女性形象。亚历山德拉是凯瑟笔下第一位成功的女拓荒者,她在父亲去世后带领一家人过上了富裕的生活。安东妮亚是凯瑟心目中理想的拓荒者。在遭遇一系列的挫折后,安东妮亚重新回到草原。经过多年的努力,安东妮亚的身体和脚下的土地都结出了累累硕果。西娅有别于前两位女性拓荒者,凭着对艺术的热爱和对梦想的执着,西娅选择离开了荒原,用美妙的歌声谱写绚丽人生。

Willa Cather is an outstanding female pioneer writer in the history of American literature. Her works are noted for depicting mid-western American landscape and female characters. Her representative novels, known as＂prairie trilogy＂, are O＇Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark and My Antonia. In these novels, Cather depicts Anlexandra,Antonia and Thea. Anlexandra is the first successful pioneer by Cather. After her father＇s death, the family lived a rich life under the leadership of Anlexandra. Antonia is the ideal pioneer in Cather＇s mind. After encountering a series of setbacks, she returned to the prairie. Antonia＇s body and the land bear fruitful achievements through many years＇ hard work. Thea is different from the other two pioneers, she chose to leave the prairie. With the love of art and the pursuit of dream, she owned a fantastic life with a wonderful song.