《芒果街上的小屋》中的女性自我意识

Feminist Self-Consciousness in The House on Mango Street

叙述《芒果街上的小屋》中大部分女性角色在长期父权制的影响下自我意识缺失,沦为父亲或丈夫的附属品。探讨主人公埃斯佩朗莎女性自我意识觉醒的历程:通过自我努力在艰难的社会环境中逐渐成长并建立起对自我以及世界的认知,种种遭遇逐步唤醒了她的女性意识、写作意识以及自身肩负的社会责任感。埃斯佩朗莎决心通过写作来改变族裔女性的艰难处境,帮助她们成长为敢于与困境斗争和对未来充满乐观精神的坚强女性,最终实现其女性自我意识的真正觉醒。

Under the deep-rooted patriarchal system,most female characters in The House on Mango Street show a total lack of self-consciousness,falling to be appendages of their fathers or husbands.The paper discusses how the protagonist Esperanza matures and establishes self-cognition as well as her understanding of the world through her own efforts in an unfriendly social environment.A variety of her experiences contribute to awakening her feminist consciousness,her aspiration for becoming a writer and her social responsibility for the group of people she belongs to.She is determined to change the tough situation of ethnical women through her writing and help them grow into strong and optimistic women who dare to struggle with difficulties and finally realize the awakening to their true selves.