The famous Indian-American female writer Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies describes the diaspora’s emotional experiences in the heterogeneous space.For three diaspora women in the novel,different characterist...The famous Indian-American female writer Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies describes the diaspora’s emotional experiences in the heterogeneous space.For three diaspora women in the novel,different characteristics are manifested for their formation of the identities due to their different life experiences:Boori Ma is a“voiceless”other;Mrs.Sen is a brave identity reconstructor;and Twinkle becomes a representative of“hybrid”identity.Compared with the former,the latter’s identity establishment presents a more positive state,conveying Jhumpa Lahiri’s longing for diaspora women to build a positive cultural female identity,and her expectation of constructing a spiritual home of multi-cultural integration.展开更多
Jean Rhys' s works have been paid much attention to the women from the margin of the society and tried to explore wom-en's real identity. Wide Sargasso Sea is a typical example: it makes Antoinette's voice...Jean Rhys' s works have been paid much attention to the women from the margin of the society and tried to explore wom-en's real identity. Wide Sargasso Sea is a typical example: it makes Antoinette's voice heard and rectifies her image. And Antoi-nette's tragedy caused by her multi-identities rises the thought-provoking theme about women in the Third World. Based on thetheory of postcolonial feminism, Antoinette's identity crisis under the power of patriarchy and colonialism will be discussed. Antoi-nette's failure of identifying herself demonstrates the plight of the Third World Women.展开更多
This essay analyzes the Mestizo consciousness in Borderlands:The New Mestiza,by Chicana writer Gloria Anzaldua,together with the short story“Olhos d'Agua”by the Afro-Brazilian writer Conceição Evaristo...This essay analyzes the Mestizo consciousness in Borderlands:The New Mestiza,by Chicana writer Gloria Anzaldua,together with the short story“Olhos d'Agua”by the Afro-Brazilian writer Conceição Evaristo.In both works,there is an attempt to return to the indigenous tradition as a way of opposing Western male domination.Both writers,belonging to historically marginalized social groups and finding themselves in the middle of two cultures,take elements from precolonial cultures in their texts to propose a decolonized new way of understanding the world.展开更多
文摘The famous Indian-American female writer Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies describes the diaspora’s emotional experiences in the heterogeneous space.For three diaspora women in the novel,different characteristics are manifested for their formation of the identities due to their different life experiences:Boori Ma is a“voiceless”other;Mrs.Sen is a brave identity reconstructor;and Twinkle becomes a representative of“hybrid”identity.Compared with the former,the latter’s identity establishment presents a more positive state,conveying Jhumpa Lahiri’s longing for diaspora women to build a positive cultural female identity,and her expectation of constructing a spiritual home of multi-cultural integration.
文摘Jean Rhys' s works have been paid much attention to the women from the margin of the society and tried to explore wom-en's real identity. Wide Sargasso Sea is a typical example: it makes Antoinette's voice heard and rectifies her image. And Antoi-nette's tragedy caused by her multi-identities rises the thought-provoking theme about women in the Third World. Based on thetheory of postcolonial feminism, Antoinette's identity crisis under the power of patriarchy and colonialism will be discussed. Antoi-nette's failure of identifying herself demonstrates the plight of the Third World Women.
文摘This essay analyzes the Mestizo consciousness in Borderlands:The New Mestiza,by Chicana writer Gloria Anzaldua,together with the short story“Olhos d'Agua”by the Afro-Brazilian writer Conceição Evaristo.In both works,there is an attempt to return to the indigenous tradition as a way of opposing Western male domination.Both writers,belonging to historically marginalized social groups and finding themselves in the middle of two cultures,take elements from precolonial cultures in their texts to propose a decolonized new way of understanding the world.
