从《儒林外史》看吴敬梓的女性观及其成因

The Female Views and the Reasons of Wu Jingzi from The Scholars

《儒林外史》塑造了形形色色性格丰满的人物形象,在全书详细描绘或简略提及的24位具有单独姓名或身份的女性中,三位女性颇具代表性:人格高洁的王冕母亲,汲汲功名的鲁小姐,独立自主的沈琼枝。体现出吴敬梓推崇朴质率真、淡泊名利、勇敢抗争的女性观,其形成原因则是吴敬梓复杂的家庭关系、困蹇的科举之路和追慕魏晋六朝遗风的思想。

The scholars created various and colorful images of persons.There are three representative women in the 24 women which author wrote elaborately or roughly.They are Wang Mian’s mother who is virtuous,Miss Lu,being obsessed with reputation and the outstanding woman–Shen Qiongzhi.By analyzing the three women,we can conclude the author appreciated personalities including simple and innocent,virtuous,out of feudal ethical code and having healthy educational concept.Moreover,we can also infer the author’s family and thinking background result in these views which contains the complex family relationship,tough road to success and the Wei and Jin Dynasties spirits.