Kate Chopin is an outstanding female novelist in the 19th century. The Awakening is her most controversial novel. The paper is an existentialist reading of Edna Pontellier. It begins with an analysis of the prescribed...Kate Chopin is an outstanding female novelist in the 19th century. The Awakening is her most controversial novel. The paper is an existentialist reading of Edna Pontellier. It begins with an analysis of the prescribed role of women in the 19th century and then discusses how Edna's search for an authentic self concords with the key concepts of Existentialism. In conclusion, it reads Edna's death as her free choice and in death, she has achieved self-fulfillment.展开更多
"The Story of an Hour", Kate Chopin's representative work, is a classic story in American Literature in the 19th century. In this story, Chopin depicts a woman who eventually unshackle herself from menta..."The Story of an Hour", Kate Chopin's representative work, is a classic story in American Literature in the 19th century. In this story, Chopin depicts a woman who eventually unshackle herself from mental suppression and realizes her freedom. This arti-cle reaches the conclusion that the protagonist is indeed repressed by the stereotype that imposed by the society.展开更多
Australian women writers have taken active roles in the literary field under the influence of the Feminist Movement around the world since the latter half of the 20 th century. Kate Grenville rose to fame for her earl...Australian women writers have taken active roles in the literary field under the influence of the Feminist Movement around the world since the latter half of the 20 th century. Kate Grenville rose to fame for her early novel Lillian's Story representative of radical feminism. Ten years later in 1994,on reflection,she wrote Dark Places as a complementary work in the point viewof the very man,father and rapist,Albion,who appeared in the earlier novel. By reading the dark places,the inner heart of a patriarchal man and the undercurrent of misogyny in Albion's social world,the author sympathizes with and seeks to understand the inner nature of men,indicating her change in vision from initial radicalism to post- feminism which advocates understanding and harmony between men and women.展开更多
As a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20 th century, Kate Chopin explores the social role, the emotional role of women and their wants and needs in her works. Her feminism themes can not be separated from her own...As a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20 th century, Kate Chopin explores the social role, the emotional role of women and their wants and needs in her works. Her feminism themes can not be separated from her own life experiences. So based on her owning sufferings, she creates the heroin Mrs. Mallard in "The Story of an Hour". She wants to spread her feminism to the world from Mrs. Mallard. But both the author and her character reflect the oppressed feminism. Through the comparison between the author and Mrs. Mallard, the article discloses feminism can not be accepted in a patriarchal society. But both the author and Mrs. Mallard show the awakening of female consciousness.展开更多
Katherine,also called Kate,is the shrew in the play The taming of the shrew,one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies.She first appears in the play as a young woman who insists on saying whatever she thinks and expressi...Katherine,also called Kate,is the shrew in the play The taming of the shrew,one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies.She first appears in the play as a young woman who insists on saying whatever she thinks and expressing freely whatever she feels.Her words are regularly abusive and angry,and her actions are often violent.More seriously,she is not respectful or obedient towards her father Baptista,who she thinks favors her younger sister,Bianca.In contrast to Kate,she appears to be sweet,soft-spoken and obedient,an image of a good girl.Furthermore,no sooner does Kate meet her sole suitor,Petruchio,than they engage in a battle of wordplay and threaten each other’s face.Owing to these“unruly”behaviors,Kate inescapably establishes a reputation of a shrew in a patriarchal society,where women are expected to be obedient to man.Living in a patriarchal society,Kate is talkative and disobedient to the males who are supposed to have authority over her.This leads to her being labeled as a shrew,as women in that period were expected to be silent and obedient.Kate’s shrewish disposition is revealed in the way in which she talks to her male counterparts such as suitors of Bianca,her father,and her sole suitor,who later becomes her husband.That is,although Kate is violent and not respectful to people around her,it is the talkativeness that makes Kate a shrew,as it clearly posts the greatest challenge to the male supremacy.展开更多
文摘Kate Chopin is an outstanding female novelist in the 19th century. The Awakening is her most controversial novel. The paper is an existentialist reading of Edna Pontellier. It begins with an analysis of the prescribed role of women in the 19th century and then discusses how Edna's search for an authentic self concords with the key concepts of Existentialism. In conclusion, it reads Edna's death as her free choice and in death, she has achieved self-fulfillment.
文摘"The Story of an Hour", Kate Chopin's representative work, is a classic story in American Literature in the 19th century. In this story, Chopin depicts a woman who eventually unshackle herself from mental suppression and realizes her freedom. This arti-cle reaches the conclusion that the protagonist is indeed repressed by the stereotype that imposed by the society.
基金Humanities and Social Sciences Research Planning Fund Key Project of Anhui Provinceunder Grant No.:SK2014A364namely“The Self in a Postmodernist Context:A Critical Study of Kate Grenville’s Fiction”
文摘Australian women writers have taken active roles in the literary field under the influence of the Feminist Movement around the world since the latter half of the 20 th century. Kate Grenville rose to fame for her early novel Lillian's Story representative of radical feminism. Ten years later in 1994,on reflection,she wrote Dark Places as a complementary work in the point viewof the very man,father and rapist,Albion,who appeared in the earlier novel. By reading the dark places,the inner heart of a patriarchal man and the undercurrent of misogyny in Albion's social world,the author sympathizes with and seeks to understand the inner nature of men,indicating her change in vision from initial radicalism to post- feminism which advocates understanding and harmony between men and women.
文摘As a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20 th century, Kate Chopin explores the social role, the emotional role of women and their wants and needs in her works. Her feminism themes can not be separated from her own life experiences. So based on her owning sufferings, she creates the heroin Mrs. Mallard in "The Story of an Hour". She wants to spread her feminism to the world from Mrs. Mallard. But both the author and her character reflect the oppressed feminism. Through the comparison between the author and Mrs. Mallard, the article discloses feminism can not be accepted in a patriarchal society. But both the author and Mrs. Mallard show the awakening of female consciousness.
文摘Katherine,also called Kate,is the shrew in the play The taming of the shrew,one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies.She first appears in the play as a young woman who insists on saying whatever she thinks and expressing freely whatever she feels.Her words are regularly abusive and angry,and her actions are often violent.More seriously,she is not respectful or obedient towards her father Baptista,who she thinks favors her younger sister,Bianca.In contrast to Kate,she appears to be sweet,soft-spoken and obedient,an image of a good girl.Furthermore,no sooner does Kate meet her sole suitor,Petruchio,than they engage in a battle of wordplay and threaten each other’s face.Owing to these“unruly”behaviors,Kate inescapably establishes a reputation of a shrew in a patriarchal society,where women are expected to be obedient to man.Living in a patriarchal society,Kate is talkative and disobedient to the males who are supposed to have authority over her.This leads to her being labeled as a shrew,as women in that period were expected to be silent and obedient.Kate’s shrewish disposition is revealed in the way in which she talks to her male counterparts such as suitors of Bianca,her father,and her sole suitor,who later becomes her husband.That is,although Kate is violent and not respectful to people around her,it is the talkativeness that makes Kate a shrew,as it clearly posts the greatest challenge to the male supremacy.
