A Feminist Interpretation of Desire Under The Elms
Abstract
Eugene ONeill was the founder of American modern theater. His plays are usually identifiable with the real life and abound in philosophical meanings. Desire Under the Elms truly expresses how the awakening of female self-consciousness’s happens awaken as time goes on. In the portrayal of female characters, O’Neill is very sympathetic to women and describes their broken psychology, hurtful feelings and sufferings as victims of the masculine society. This thesis attempts to study the heroine’s strong character and unique personality as seen in her revolt against traditional moral standards conventions as well as her love entanglement. The study is conducted in the perspective of feminist criticism, and the thesis reveals the heroine’s rebellion and fighting against the society with patriarchal ideology. It demonstrates that women should have their own self-consciousness, if they want to possess their dignity and realize their own value.
Key Words: self-consciousness; feminist; patriarchal ideology; rebellion
Desire Under the Elms
摘 要
奧尼爾是美國現代戲劇的奠基人,其劇作往往貼近生活並且哲理深刻.在《榆樹下的慾望》1劇中，他真實地表現女性的自我意識隨着時間的變化而覺醒的過程。在女性人物描寫時，他非常同情女性，描述出她們殘破的心理和受挫的感情，以及作爲男權社會犧牲品的.痛苦。本文主要通過女主人公對傳統父權意識形態下的倫理道德和信仰的反叛與對立以及她的感情糾葛，探討了女主人公堅強的品質和獨特的個性。用女權主義批評理論來解讀女主人形象，揭示女主人公對父權意識形態社會的反叛和抗爭。證明女性首先得擁有自我意識才能夠擁有自己的尊嚴，從而實現自我的價值。
關鍵詞：自我意識、女性主義、父權意識形態、反叛、《榆樹下的慾望》
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