大庆师范学院本科生毕业论文从女性主义角度分析《名利场》中的两位女性形象院(系)、专业外国语学院英语研究方向英国文学学生姓名学号指导教师姓名指导教师2012年5月20日DaqingNormalUniversityGraduationThesisAFeministAnalysisofTwoWomeninVanityFairCollege&Major:SchoolofForeignLanguages;EnglishResearchField:BritishLiteratureStudentName:StudentNumber:TutorName:TutorTitle:Date:May20,2012大庆师范学院本科毕业论文(设计)I内容摘要《名利场》是英国19世纪批判现实主义作家萨克雷的代表作,通过描述两位性格迥异的女性形象及其各自不同的命运,揭露了当时英国上层社会的道德危机和腐败堕落,进而批判了资本主义社会金钱至上的观念。大部分人对名利场中的两位女性形象持否定态度,人们普遍认为利蓓佳·夏泼自私、贪婪、虚伪,艾米利亚懦弱、缺乏主见,然而本文认为这两位女性都具有女性主义独立,智慧和坚强的特质,综合分析认为作者萨克雷实际上对这两位男权社会压迫下的女性持同情与赞扬的态度,而非批判。本文主要在介绍作者的女性主义思想发展的基础上,从女性主义角度对小说中两位女性形象进行分析。通过作者对笔下两位女性生动的描写,读者可以看到萨克雷对这两位女斗士的态度与波伏娃的女性主义理论不谋而合。关键词:女性形象;女性主义;男权社会;赞扬大庆师范学院本科毕业论文(设计)IIAbstractVanityFairisthemasterpieceofThackeray,acriticalrealismwriterinthe19thcenturyinGreatBritain.Bydescribingtwotypicalfemaleimageswithcompletelydifferentcharactersandfates,itrevealsthemoralcrisisandcorruptionofBritishuppersocietyandthencriticizesthemoney-orientatedconceptofcapitalistsociety.MostpeopleholdanegativeattitudetowardsthefemaleimagesinVanityFairandtheygenerallyconsiderthatRebeccaSharpisselfishgreedyandhypocriticalandAmeliaiscowardly,stubborn,andweak-minded.However,thispaperthinksthesetwofemalesbothhavethefeminismfeatures,suchasindependence,wisdom,andbraveness,andbelievesThackerayactuallysympathizedandpraisedthesetwowomenratherthancriticizedthem.ThispapermainlyanalyzesthetwofemaleimagesinVanityFairfromtheperspectiveoffeminismbasedontheauthor’sthoughtdevelopmentoffeminism.ThroughThackeray’svividdescriptionofthetwofemalesinamale-orientedsociety,wecanseetheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetwowomencoincideswithBeauvoir’sfeministtheories.Keywords:femaleimage;feminism;male-orientedsociety;praise大庆师范学院本科毕业论文(设计)IIIContents1.Introduction.....................................................................................................................11.1Thackeray’slifeandhis“VanityFair”...........................................................................................11.2Feminismandthepurposeofthispaper..........................................................................................11.3LiteratureReview............................................................................................................12.TheSourcesofThackeray’sFeminism..........................................................................22.1Thesocialsources...........................................................................................................................22.2Hisfamilysources...........................................................................................................................33.AFeministAnalysisofAmeliaandRebecca................................................................33.1Ameliaasaheroine.........................................................................................................................33.1.1Awarm-heartedandpureAmelia.............................................................................................43.1.2Anunswervingandfaithfulgirl...............................................................................................43.1.3AncourageousanddecisiveAmelia.........................................................................................53.2Rebeccaasaheroine.......................................................................................................................53.2.1Aniron-willedandindependentRebecca.................................................................................63.2.2ArebelliousandsmartRebecca...............................................................................................63.2.3AnambitiousandadventurousRebecca...................................................................................74.Conclusion.......................................................................................................................7References...........................................................................................................................8Acknowledgements.............................................................................................................9大庆师范学院本科毕业论文(设计)11.IntroductionThispartmakesabriefintroductiontotheauthorThackeray,hisnovelVanityFair,andfeminism,andintroducestheheroinesinthenovelVanityFairfromtheperspectiveoffeminism.Comparedwithotherliteraturereviews,thispaperhasadifferentidea.1.1Thackeray’slifeandhis“VanityFair”Thackeray(1811-1863)wasanrepresentativeofcriticalrealisminthe19thcenturyEngland.HewasborninIndiainthefamilyofanEnglishofficial.Inhisearlylife,Thackeraywroteallkindsofarticles,mainlyshortpiecesforjournalsandrelativelyslimbooks.Upto1847,aseriesofhissatiricalsketcheswerecollectedinTheBookofSnobs.ButitwasnotuntilthepublicationofVanityFairthattheworldrecognizedtheappearanceofanewnovelistofthefirstrank.VanityFairasThackeray’smasterpiecegivesacomprehensiveviewofEnglishsocietyintheearly19thcentury.BythetitlewhichisderivedfromBunyan’sPilgrim’sProgressmeaning“afair,whereinare