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Female Image In The Mirror

Posted on:2008-05-12Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X BaiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360212988312Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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"Gone with the Wind" is witten by an American woman writer Marguerite Mitchell which is the only one published work of her life's time, "Vanity Fair" is the representative of Thackeray William Makepeace, who is the 19th century British author. "Gone with the Wind" and "Vanity Fair" can be termed to literary classic. The two writers have shown their aesthetic towards with the two actress: Scarlett and Rebecca, who have been placed into the male-centered society, in the 19th century war era, The two actress's character have a lot in common. Two women have more or less publicity to the pursuit of freedom, equality and awareness of the value of independence. However, the two writers of different gender, resulting to differences of aesthetic taste and mentality, So they make their own art typical female.This paper is due to use gender theoretical, from nature to interpretation these two women image, The former is the experience of the female writer. The latter is the imagination of a male which showed the traces of male's consciousness. Which reveals that: Thackeray advocates male center preserve, against rebel women. "Gone with the Wind" as the model of women's writing, Although express of female voices But Scarlett is not been able to subvert the dominant male discourse, morality is still subordinate to men. In the 19th century Europe and the United States, the existence of the plight of female survival in a male culture society.
Keywords/Search Tags:Feminist consciousness, gender, resistance, the male words
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