从《她的管家》看吉尔曼的婚姻观与两性观

Gilman's perspective on marriage and gender in Her Housekeeper

美国女性主义作家夏洛特·帕金斯·吉尔曼的作品《她的管家》描述了女主人公丽兰女士依靠自己的天赋,自立自强,勇敢追求自由生活和经济独立,最终获得幸福的婚姻。揭示吉尔曼的女性主义观点:女性应当通过自己的才能获得经济独立,打破父权制的桎梏;追求两性和谐,在平等的基础上相互尊重,最终获得人身自由和精神自由,成为勇敢追求自由的新女性。吉尔曼呼吁女性追求独立自主,争取自由的生活。

It is a character analysis of the heroine Mrs. Leland in Her Housekeeper, a novel written by Sherlock Perkins Gilman, who is an American feminist writer. Relying on her talent and self-reliance, the heroine bravely pursues free life and economic independence and finally gets a happy marriage. It reveals Gilman＇s feminist views： in order to break the shackles of the patriarchal society, women have to rely on themselves to get financial support; the pursuit of gender harmony should be on the basis of equality and mutual respect. The stories of new women who dare to pursue personal freedom and spiritual liberation are brought to life. Gilman appeals to women to pursue independence and to strive for freedom of life.