The paper traces back women like Celie, Shug, Sofia or Nettie engaged in journeys of self-discovery and development, ones that follow predicted feminist patterns, who try to get free from any dominance, either be it m...The paper traces back women like Celie, Shug, Sofia or Nettie engaged in journeys of self-discovery and development, ones that follow predicted feminist patterns, who try to get free from any dominance, either be it male, social or cultural. The colour purple signifies a metaphysical, social and personal rebirth reflected into different shades by their inner self. The social oppression for black women in their quest for freedom is the main theme of Walker＇s novel The Color Purple, written in the epistolary technique of Samuel Richardson＇s in the XVIllth century English novel. In our attempt to analyse the theme and the female characters of the novel we are also trying to cross a bridge from the slave woman of the past belonging to a completely different culture and race to the contemporary paradigm of the liberated woman. The movement in time encompasses possible similitudes and differences.展开更多
Kate Chopin＇ s ＂The Awakening＂ is a classical female literature in American literature. In this paper, the novel starts from the portrait of the characters. By analyzing the relationship between the protagonist and...Kate Chopin＇ s ＂The Awakening＂ is a classical female literature in American literature. In this paper, the novel starts from the portrait of the characters. By analyzing the relationship between the protagonist and the sex with the opposite sex, and her sense of self from germination to enhance the process of choking, this paper is to shows us the social reality and the feminism in this novel, besides it also discusses the important role ＂ the Awakening＂ plays in the social and contemporary context.展开更多
Being distinguished from many greatest American writers, Hemingway is noted as an iron man and his powerful philosophy： “Man can be destroyed, but not defeated”. Among all his works, The Old Man and the Sea is cons...Being distinguished from many greatest American writers, Hemingway is noted as an iron man and his powerful philosophy： “Man can be destroyed, but not defeated”. Among all his works, The Old Man and the Sea is considered to be the masterpiece of Hemingway＇s works and the one that best demonstrates this powerful philosophy. And The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel about an old Cuban fisherman Santiago and his battle with a great marlin. In his masterpiece, Hemingway portrays Santiago with every dominant and strong characteristic, which is the prototype of an iron man. This is one of the basic characteristics of the novel which gives Ernest Hemingway great honor and makes him become one of the authors who define American literature. The Old Man and the Sea is the one that best represents American social life on the period Hemingway lived. In this short novel, a lot of facts are used. Most of the facts come from Hemingway＇s own experience. Reading up the masterpiece, it is evident that the story and the hero are the self-portray of the author himself. With the real life and the literary world perfectly combined, we read Hemingway＇s and we read through Hemingway and his inner world.展开更多
William Faulkner is giant in the realm of American literature. This Nobel Prize-winning novelist and short story writer is acclaimed throughout the world as one of the 20th century＇s greatest writers. A Rose for Emi...William Faulkner is giant in the realm of American literature. This Nobel Prize-winning novelist and short story writer is acclaimed throughout the world as one of the 20th century＇s greatest writers. A Rose for Emily （1930） is one of his masterpieces. The story describes how Emily, an old South aristocratic spinster, becomes a crazy devil and her inner world and inner struggle after the American Civil War, when the conflict between the Southern tradition is in great conflict with the Northern industry and change. The present paper, first of all, gives a brief introduction of the story. Then the paper mainly explores the root causes of her eccentric, perverse, aloof, and haughty characters in three different aspects： （1） the cause of her father; （2） the cause of the conflict between the Southern tradition and the new change; and （3） the cause of Southern old convention. The paper concludes that Emily is the victim of the cruelty and brutality of the Southern system展开更多
In the novel What I Saw and How I Lied （2008）, Judy Blundell presents readers a world of noir where so many lies are around the innocent protagonist, 15-year-old girl Evie. It is a challenge for Evie to probe into t...In the novel What I Saw and How I Lied （2008）, Judy Blundell presents readers a world of noir where so many lies are around the innocent protagonist, 15-year-old girl Evie. It is a challenge for Evie to probe into the heart of the deceptions and make ethical choices between good and evil. After experiencing the path from error to truth, from confusion to clarity, and unconsciousness to consciousness, Evie comes to realize the corruption and evils of the society and in an epiphany, obtains a self-knowledge which leads to her initiation. Through analyzing the ethical predicament and ethical choices of the protagonist Evie as well as the negative living environment around her, the present paper aims to interrogate the moral issues of truth, lie, justice, greed, fidelity, and betrayal so as to give readers a better understanding of the theme of initiation in the novel.展开更多
文摘The paper traces back women like Celie, Shug, Sofia or Nettie engaged in journeys of self-discovery and development, ones that follow predicted feminist patterns, who try to get free from any dominance, either be it male, social or cultural. The colour purple signifies a metaphysical, social and personal rebirth reflected into different shades by their inner self. The social oppression for black women in their quest for freedom is the main theme of Walker＇s novel The Color Purple, written in the epistolary technique of Samuel Richardson＇s in the XVIllth century English novel. In our attempt to analyse the theme and the female characters of the novel we are also trying to cross a bridge from the slave woman of the past belonging to a completely different culture and race to the contemporary paradigm of the liberated woman. The movement in time encompasses possible similitudes and differences.
文摘Kate Chopin＇ s ＂The Awakening＂ is a classical female literature in American literature. In this paper, the novel starts from the portrait of the characters. By analyzing the relationship between the protagonist and the sex with the opposite sex, and her sense of self from germination to enhance the process of choking, this paper is to shows us the social reality and the feminism in this novel, besides it also discusses the important role ＂ the Awakening＂ plays in the social and contemporary context.
文摘Being distinguished from many greatest American writers, Hemingway is noted as an iron man and his powerful philosophy： “Man can be destroyed, but not defeated”. Among all his works, The Old Man and the Sea is considered to be the masterpiece of Hemingway＇s works and the one that best demonstrates this powerful philosophy. And The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel about an old Cuban fisherman Santiago and his battle with a great marlin. In his masterpiece, Hemingway portrays Santiago with every dominant and strong characteristic, which is the prototype of an iron man. This is one of the basic characteristics of the novel which gives Ernest Hemingway great honor and makes him become one of the authors who define American literature. The Old Man and the Sea is the one that best represents American social life on the period Hemingway lived. In this short novel, a lot of facts are used. Most of the facts come from Hemingway＇s own experience. Reading up the masterpiece, it is evident that the story and the hero are the self-portray of the author himself. With the real life and the literary world perfectly combined, we read Hemingway＇s and we read through Hemingway and his inner world.
文摘William Faulkner is giant in the realm of American literature. This Nobel Prize-winning novelist and short story writer is acclaimed throughout the world as one of the 20th century＇s greatest writers. A Rose for Emily （1930） is one of his masterpieces. The story describes how Emily, an old South aristocratic spinster, becomes a crazy devil and her inner world and inner struggle after the American Civil War, when the conflict between the Southern tradition is in great conflict with the Northern industry and change. The present paper, first of all, gives a brief introduction of the story. Then the paper mainly explores the root causes of her eccentric, perverse, aloof, and haughty characters in three different aspects： （1） the cause of her father; （2） the cause of the conflict between the Southern tradition and the new change; and （3） the cause of Southern old convention. The paper concludes that Emily is the victim of the cruelty and brutality of the Southern system
文摘In the novel What I Saw and How I Lied （2008）, Judy Blundell presents readers a world of noir where so many lies are around the innocent protagonist, 15-year-old girl Evie. It is a challenge for Evie to probe into the heart of the deceptions and make ethical choices between good and evil. After experiencing the path from error to truth, from confusion to clarity, and unconsciousness to consciousness, Evie comes to realize the corruption and evils of the society and in an epiphany, obtains a self-knowledge which leads to her initiation. Through analyzing the ethical predicament and ethical choices of the protagonist Evie as well as the negative living environment around her, the present paper aims to interrogate the moral issues of truth, lie, justice, greed, fidelity, and betrayal so as to give readers a better understanding of the theme of initiation in the novel.
