The Image Of Women In Gibran’s Novel

Cary Khalil Gibran (Kahlil Gibran,1883-1931) was a famous Lebanese poet, writer, and artist. Referred to as the " artistic talent ", and "literary field runway in Lebanon," he was not only the main Arabian founder of modern novel, art and prose, but also one of the pioneers of the new Arabian literature of the20th century. All Khalil Gibran’s novels were created in his youth, and ended up in Arabian. The collection of short stories The Prairie Bride was completed in1906. His stories Rebellious Spirit was completed in1908, and in1911he completed the novel The Broken Wing. Through the language like "prose", simple plot, the author simply and clearly reflects the social reality in Lebanon, and describes the image of women under the shackles of religion in Lebanon. His writing highlights the author’s revolt against feudal comprador marriage and the hypocrisy of the church, expressing the fighting spirit of the author who is cynical and declares war on the dark society. Meanwhile it expresses concern and sympathy to women.The whole text is divided into three parts:The introduction summarizes the writer’s life and creation, and the research on Khalil Gibran’s novels both at home and abroad, and points out the religious culture and the value of women’s status and significance that the novel embodies. Part One It inspects the influence that Arabian cultural tradition has on women’s status. First of all, the Arabian culture is a kind of religious culture. Religious regulations for women are paramount to Christians. With the development of Christian, Christian scriptures in different periods appear. Although the scriptures are different, the regulation of the Arab women’s status is the same. The scriptures fetters women in the form of "regulations", limits the freedom of women, and determines the underpart in women. Second, the Christian hierarchical identity system influences and controls women’s lives, clouding women like heavy chains. In the discussion of his understanding of Christianity, and the view of women’s liberation, Khalil Gibran criticizes the religious scriptures and gender discrimination in ethics that the feudal church advertises. He advocates that God loves everyone, everyone is equal, and women should be liberated.Part Two This part analyses the image of women that the novel describes. This naive country girl Marta Bunny was beguiled by the city dude, and eventually abandoned, becoming a prostitute. It also describes Valdo Hani, a rebellious female who dares to shake off the yoke of the traditional marriage and pursues her love boldly. There is another woman Salma, who is regarded as "the dishonored national symbol" as well as "the representative of the ancient Oriental female". Although they ended badly, the work fully expresses the author’s attention and sympathy. Part Three It discusses the value of the female characters in Khalil Gibran’s novel, including what the female images mean to Khalil Gibran’s novels, as well as the insinuation of Khalil Gibran’s own religious views and female consciousness, and the significance that the female images in Khalil Gibran’s novels means to the entire Arab literary.The conclusion This part summarizes the full text, and pointes out that the creative activities of Khalil Gibran has the significance in understanding the Arabian contemporary literature, contemporary society, and especially the women’s liberation.