Analyzed from the viewpoint of women's equality,as key factors,equality of thought,equality of rights and equality of personal dignity are also the core directions pursued by American liberalistic literature. The ...Analyzed from the viewpoint of women's equality,as key factors,equality of thought,equality of rights and equality of personal dignity are also the core directions pursued by American liberalistic literature. The prominence of intrinsic meaning and value exerted by equality of thought and equality of personal dignity on free development goals of American society can ensure further enhancement of the equality of women's social rights and an increasingly rising new- level of social democratic development,expressing the features of the society and times embodied by American literalistic literary thought.展开更多
American foreign policies have observed guiding principles of democracy, yet an overemphasis on political values leads to more conflicts than mutual understandings in today's world. Therefore, this paper proposes tha...American foreign policies have observed guiding principles of democracy, yet an overemphasis on political values leads to more conflicts than mutual understandings in today's world. Therefore, this paper proposes that exploring diplomatic implications of "women's work" provides new insights into cultural values of the Four Freedomsmmajor pillars supporting modern American liberalism. This paper foregrounds the domestic and diplomatic significance of "women's work" by analyzing women's contributions as laborers at home, in the labor force, and in American consumer society. As American women participated in the paid labor force and took up most consumptive activities, women outside America also worked hard to provide food and care for families. This paper argues that a more comprehensive definition of"women's work" is not only indispensable for the development of American industry, consumer society, and the expansion of marketplace, but integrates a system of dualisms separating wage labor and housework, or divisions between spheres of men and women. Moreover, investigations into hidden values of women's work alleviate worries arising from information revolution and economic globalization. Moreover, placing women's work in perspective enables diplomats to see through factors leading to international hostilities, to reduce conflicts arising from information revolution and economic globalization, and to understand America's soft power pertinently.展开更多
The Great Gatsby is a significant classic in American literature and Fitzgerald is also considered as a chronicler of the"Jazz Age".The women characters play an important role in revealing the theme of the n...The Great Gatsby is a significant classic in American literature and Fitzgerald is also considered as a chronicler of the"Jazz Age".The women characters play an important role in revealing the theme of the novel.The paper analyzes these women characters and points out their function juxtaposed against Gatsby.These women are all the victims of a society of wealth in American twenties.Compared to Fitzgerald's life,his attitude toward women and love is ambivalent.What happens to Gatsby is a warning to the rest of mankind.In the progress of realizing our own dream,we should be and can be soberer than those protagonists in the novel.展开更多
This paper compares 18th and 19th century travelogues written by women and men travelling the cultural contact zones of the empire, as well as fictional recreations of such first encounters. A juxtaposition of the wri...This paper compares 18th and 19th century travelogues written by women and men travelling the cultural contact zones of the empire, as well as fictional recreations of such first encounters. A juxtaposition of the writers' reaction to the dynamics of gazing and the ethics of touch yields surprising results. Many women travellers have no problem to acknowledge the reciprocity of the gaze, accepting, as a matter of course, that the objects of their ethnological interest will gaze at them in return. In comparison, male travellers often exhibit unease at becoming an object of appraisal and observation. Even more interestingly, male travellers often shy away from haptic contact with members of the indigenous population, whereas many (though not all) women are more tolerant of touch and proximity. Regarded as "unwomanly" by their contemporaries, they carved out for themselves roles which allowed for a more intimate interaction with foreign ethnicities; also, they wrote in different genres--private memoirs instead of official reports. But even in their (semi) fictional writings male authors seem to imagine inter-cultural encounters in different terms from women and tend not let their protagonists enter into close bodily contact with the indigenous population.展开更多
Throughout American literary history,women have experienced more transition in their roles,as a result of changing social norms,than any other class.At first,both society and the literary circles preached that women s...Throughout American literary history,women have experienced more transition in their roles,as a result of changing social norms,than any other class.At first,both society and the literary circles preached that women should be dependent on men and remain in the home,in order to guarantee stability in the community and the family.As time passed and attitudes changed,women were beginning to be depicted as characters that were eager to break away from convention.However,the subject role of women was never improved during the turbulent feminism movement.展开更多
This paper analyzes how the themes of magical realism and female divinity intersect in the novel The Puttermesser Papers (1997) by Cynthia Ozick. In the "Introduction", the writer defines magical realism and discu...This paper analyzes how the themes of magical realism and female divinity intersect in the novel The Puttermesser Papers (1997) by Cynthia Ozick. In the "Introduction", the writer defines magical realism and discusses its connections to Women's Studies. The next section, "The Bitter Butter Knife", discusses the protagonist's (Ruth Puttermesser) boring existence and pathetic attempts to connect to her Jewish ancestry. In "The Problematic Paradise", the author focuses on Puttermesser's attempts to take control of her life by creating the first female golem and the ups and downs of paradise. This author argues that the female protagonist of the novel utilizes magical realism as a tool of empowerment over personal oppression.展开更多
●In the early 20th century, awakening women who ran from their feudalistic families found that the male-dominated society, where men managed the exterior affairs and women managed the interior ones, was indestructible.
文摘Analyzed from the viewpoint of women's equality,as key factors,equality of thought,equality of rights and equality of personal dignity are also the core directions pursued by American liberalistic literature. The prominence of intrinsic meaning and value exerted by equality of thought and equality of personal dignity on free development goals of American society can ensure further enhancement of the equality of women's social rights and an increasingly rising new- level of social democratic development,expressing the features of the society and times embodied by American literalistic literary thought.
文摘American foreign policies have observed guiding principles of democracy, yet an overemphasis on political values leads to more conflicts than mutual understandings in today's world. Therefore, this paper proposes that exploring diplomatic implications of "women's work" provides new insights into cultural values of the Four Freedomsmmajor pillars supporting modern American liberalism. This paper foregrounds the domestic and diplomatic significance of "women's work" by analyzing women's contributions as laborers at home, in the labor force, and in American consumer society. As American women participated in the paid labor force and took up most consumptive activities, women outside America also worked hard to provide food and care for families. This paper argues that a more comprehensive definition of"women's work" is not only indispensable for the development of American industry, consumer society, and the expansion of marketplace, but integrates a system of dualisms separating wage labor and housework, or divisions between spheres of men and women. Moreover, investigations into hidden values of women's work alleviate worries arising from information revolution and economic globalization. Moreover, placing women's work in perspective enables diplomats to see through factors leading to international hostilities, to reduce conflicts arising from information revolution and economic globalization, and to understand America's soft power pertinently.
文摘The Great Gatsby is a significant classic in American literature and Fitzgerald is also considered as a chronicler of the"Jazz Age".The women characters play an important role in revealing the theme of the novel.The paper analyzes these women characters and points out their function juxtaposed against Gatsby.These women are all the victims of a society of wealth in American twenties.Compared to Fitzgerald's life,his attitude toward women and love is ambivalent.What happens to Gatsby is a warning to the rest of mankind.In the progress of realizing our own dream,we should be and can be soberer than those protagonists in the novel.
文摘This paper compares 18th and 19th century travelogues written by women and men travelling the cultural contact zones of the empire, as well as fictional recreations of such first encounters. A juxtaposition of the writers' reaction to the dynamics of gazing and the ethics of touch yields surprising results. Many women travellers have no problem to acknowledge the reciprocity of the gaze, accepting, as a matter of course, that the objects of their ethnological interest will gaze at them in return. In comparison, male travellers often exhibit unease at becoming an object of appraisal and observation. Even more interestingly, male travellers often shy away from haptic contact with members of the indigenous population, whereas many (though not all) women are more tolerant of touch and proximity. Regarded as "unwomanly" by their contemporaries, they carved out for themselves roles which allowed for a more intimate interaction with foreign ethnicities; also, they wrote in different genres--private memoirs instead of official reports. But even in their (semi) fictional writings male authors seem to imagine inter-cultural encounters in different terms from women and tend not let their protagonists enter into close bodily contact with the indigenous population.
文摘Throughout American literary history,women have experienced more transition in their roles,as a result of changing social norms,than any other class.At first,both society and the literary circles preached that women should be dependent on men and remain in the home,in order to guarantee stability in the community and the family.As time passed and attitudes changed,women were beginning to be depicted as characters that were eager to break away from convention.However,the subject role of women was never improved during the turbulent feminism movement.
文摘This paper analyzes how the themes of magical realism and female divinity intersect in the novel The Puttermesser Papers (1997) by Cynthia Ozick. In the "Introduction", the writer defines magical realism and discusses its connections to Women's Studies. The next section, "The Bitter Butter Knife", discusses the protagonist's (Ruth Puttermesser) boring existence and pathetic attempts to connect to her Jewish ancestry. In "The Problematic Paradise", the author focuses on Puttermesser's attempts to take control of her life by creating the first female golem and the ups and downs of paradise. This author argues that the female protagonist of the novel utilizes magical realism as a tool of empowerment over personal oppression.
文摘●In the early 20th century, awakening women who ran from their feudalistic families found that the male-dominated society, where men managed the exterior affairs and women managed the interior ones, was indestructible.