论《黑王子》中的女性意识及婚姻观

Feminine Consciousness and Marriage Concept in The Black Prince

女性平权问题在英国历史上经历了长时间的讨论和发展,至今已有显著成效,但根据各人所处社会阶层不同,其受影响程度也大相径庭。英国著名女性作家艾丽丝·默多克早已表明对女性平权问题不感兴趣,但通过分析其小说《黑王子》中3位已婚女性的婚姻经历可以发现,经济收入和受教育程度对培养女性独立意识有着重要的影响作用,也可以感受到默多克作为女性作家对现代社会女性地位的忧心和期待。

Feminism has experienced long-term discussion and development in British history,and it has achieved remarkable results so far.However,according to different social classes each person is in,the influence degree is also very different.Iris Murdoch,the famous British female writer,has already indicated that she is not interested in feminism.However,by analyzing the marriage of three married women in the novel The Black Prince,we can still find that income and education are important to cultivate independent consciousness for women.In terms of the status of women in modern society,Murdoch,as a female writer,also showed her concern and expectation.