Applying feminist theory,this thesis aims at dissecting the process of the protagonist Celie in Alice Walker's The Color Purple,her pursuit of woman subjective selfhood through the perspective of sisterhood.It dis...Applying feminist theory,this thesis aims at dissecting the process of the protagonist Celie in Alice Walker's The Color Purple,her pursuit of woman subjective selfhood through the perspective of sisterhood.It discusses how Celie manages to get rid of the racial and sexual oppressions,and finally successfully grow from a woman who lacks of self identity to a woman with complete subjective selfhood consciousness under the influence of sisterhood from Sophia,Shug,and Nettie.展开更多
The leading character, Alexandra Bergson, in Willa Cather's O, Pioneer! has aroused much discussion concerning her sexual orientation. By looking at how this character grows from a woman suffering from sexual ambigui...The leading character, Alexandra Bergson, in Willa Cather's O, Pioneer! has aroused much discussion concerning her sexual orientation. By looking at how this character grows from a woman suffering from sexual ambiguity to one who achieves an composite of masculinity and femininity, this essay means to prove that although the writer's lesbianism influences her characterization to a certain degree, by endowing her characters with androgyny, Cather always attempts to create a group of characters who are striving for human beings wholeness.展开更多
Chi Li and Alice Walker are both feminist writers.In their Good Morning,Miss and The Color Purple,male-central ism and the benighted state of women are thoroughly exposed.Sisterhood plays an important role in the awak...Chi Li and Alice Walker are both feminist writers.In their Good Morning,Miss and The Color Purple,male-central ism and the benighted state of women are thoroughly exposed.Sisterhood plays an important role in the awakening of women in both books,but the prospect of man-woman relationship is sharply different.By making comparison and analyzing the underly ing reasons,it can be seen that there's still a distance between the Western and Chinese feminism.展开更多
文摘Applying feminist theory,this thesis aims at dissecting the process of the protagonist Celie in Alice Walker's The Color Purple,her pursuit of woman subjective selfhood through the perspective of sisterhood.It discusses how Celie manages to get rid of the racial and sexual oppressions,and finally successfully grow from a woman who lacks of self identity to a woman with complete subjective selfhood consciousness under the influence of sisterhood from Sophia,Shug,and Nettie.
文摘The leading character, Alexandra Bergson, in Willa Cather's O, Pioneer! has aroused much discussion concerning her sexual orientation. By looking at how this character grows from a woman suffering from sexual ambiguity to one who achieves an composite of masculinity and femininity, this essay means to prove that although the writer's lesbianism influences her characterization to a certain degree, by endowing her characters with androgyny, Cather always attempts to create a group of characters who are striving for human beings wholeness.
文摘Chi Li and Alice Walker are both feminist writers.In their Good Morning,Miss and The Color Purple,male-central ism and the benighted state of women are thoroughly exposed.Sisterhood plays an important role in the awakening of women in both books,but the prospect of man-woman relationship is sharply different.By making comparison and analyzing the underly ing reasons,it can be seen that there's still a distance between the Western and Chinese feminism.