《一千英亩》中的身份追寻之路
发布时间：2018-07-24 11:09
【摘要】：简·斯迈利是美国当代最杰出的女性作家之一。在斯迈利众多的作品之中,属其于1991年发表的小说《一千英亩》最具代表性和最为著名,并在1992年先后荣获普利策和美国国家书评人奖。斯迈利最为擅长描写复杂的人际关系的微妙之处,尤其是家庭生活中人们的关系变化,所以她的作品大多都关注家庭生活,而《一千英亩》也不例外。《一千英亩》以20世纪80年代早期美国的经济动荡为大背景和以农场主拉里决定把一千英亩的土地分给自己的三个女儿为主要线索,从而引起的人物之间的矛盾冲突,揭示了在看似平静的农场生活的表面下男女人物对身份的追求。本文将以社会文化研究中的身份相关理论为视角,解读《一千英亩》中主要人物在家庭冲突和财产斗争行为中隐藏的更为深刻的目的。作为性别不平等中女性的代表,吉妮一直扮演着温顺的女儿、贴心的姐姐和贤惠的妻子的角色;然而面对父权制家庭的束缚,传统观念的桎梏以及女性在婚姻中的困境,吉妮的自我意识逐渐觉醒,通过与父亲不停的抗争,摆脱对妹妹的依赖以及离开丈夫,最终撕掉了传统身份的标签,重建和确立了自我的女性性别身份。而面对一系列男性的社会困境和家庭困境,小说中主要男性人物也都竭尽全力追寻各自的自我身份。拉里不惜与家人反目成仇,也要重拾“统治者”的身份;泰勒为了成为一位成功的农民而隐忍;皮特为了得到妻子和岳父的认同不停的表现自我;杰斯为了明白自我一直流离在外。最终得出结论,不管是两性之间还是家庭成员之间的斗争和焦虑都是由于对身份的诉求,而身份并不是不变的,只有不断追求和确立自己的身份,才能实现存在的意义。通过《一千英亩》,斯迈利揭示了在现代社会中身份的追寻对文学作品以及现实生活中人的意义。
[Abstract]:Jane Smiley is one of the most outstanding contemporary female writers in the United States. Among Smiley's numerous works, his novel "1,000 acres" published in 1991 is the most representative and most famous, and he won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Reviewer Award in 1992. Smiley is the best at describing the subtleties of complex relationships, especially the changes in people's relationships in family life, so most of her works focus on family life. And < 1,000 acres is no exception. < 1,000 acres is the main clue in the context of the economic turmoil in the early 1980s in the United States and the decision by farmer Larry to distribute 1,000 acres to his three daughters. The contradictions and conflicts between the characters revealed the pursuit of identity by the men and women on the surface of the seemingly peaceful farm life. From the perspective of the theory of identity correlation in the study of social culture, this paper will interpret the deeper purpose of the main characters in "1000 acres" in the behavior of family conflict and property struggle. As a representative of women in gender inequality, Ginny has always played the role of a meek daughter, a close sister, and a virtuous wife; however, in the face of patriarchal family constraints, the shackles of traditional ideas and the plight of women in marriage, Ginny's self-consciousness was gradually awakened, and by constantly fighting with her father, getting rid of her dependence on her sister and leaving her husband, she finally tore off the label of traditional identity and rebuilt and established her gender identity as a woman. In the face of a series of social and family dilemmas, the main male characters in the novel also try their best to pursue their own identity. Larry, at odds with his family, had to regain the status of "ruler"; Taylor was patient to become a successful farmer; Pitt was showing himself in order to be recognized by his wife and father-in-law; Jess has been out there to understand himself. Finally, it is concluded that the struggle and anxiety between both sexes and family members are due to the pursuit of identity, and identity is not the same. Only by constantly pursuing and establishing one's own identity can the meaning of existence be realized. By "1000 acres", Smiley reveals the significance of the search for identity in modern society to literary works as well as to people in real life.
【学位授予单位】：四川外国语大学
【学位级别】：硕士
【学位授予年份】：2017
【分类号】：I712.074
本文编号：2141187
[Abstract]:Jane Smiley is one of the most outstanding contemporary female writers in the United States. Among Smiley's numerous works, his novel "1,000 acres" published in 1991 is the most representative and most famous, and he won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Reviewer Award in 1992. Smiley is the best at describing the subtleties of complex relationships, especially the changes in people's relationships in family life, so most of her works focus on family life. And < 1,000 acres is no exception. < 1,000 acres is the main clue in the context of the economic turmoil in the early 1980s in the United States and the decision by farmer Larry to distribute 1,000 acres to his three daughters. The contradictions and conflicts between the characters revealed the pursuit of identity by the men and women on the surface of the seemingly peaceful farm life. From the perspective of the theory of identity correlation in the study of social culture, this paper will interpret the deeper purpose of the main characters in "1000 acres" in the behavior of family conflict and property struggle. As a representative of women in gender inequality, Ginny has always played the role of a meek daughter, a close sister, and a virtuous wife; however, in the face of patriarchal family constraints, the shackles of traditional ideas and the plight of women in marriage, Ginny's self-consciousness was gradually awakened, and by constantly fighting with her father, getting rid of her dependence on her sister and leaving her husband, she finally tore off the label of traditional identity and rebuilt and established her gender identity as a woman. In the face of a series of social and family dilemmas, the main male characters in the novel also try their best to pursue their own identity. Larry, at odds with his family, had to regain the status of "ruler"; Taylor was patient to become a successful farmer; Pitt was showing himself in order to be recognized by his wife and father-in-law; Jess has been out there to understand himself. Finally, it is concluded that the struggle and anxiety between both sexes and family members are due to the pursuit of identity, and identity is not the same. Only by constantly pursuing and establishing one's own identity can the meaning of existence be realized. By "1000 acres", Smiley reveals the significance of the search for identity in modern society to literary works as well as to people in real life.
【学位授予单位】：四川外国语大学
【学位级别】：硕士
【学位授予年份】：2017
【分类号】：I712.074
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