论《米德尔马契》中多萝西娅的形象

本科毕业设计（论文）ONTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAINMIDDLEMARCH论米德尔马契中多萝西娅的形象学院外语学院专业班级英语三班学生姓名学生学号指导教师讲师提交日期2015年5月15日学位论文原创性声明本人郑重声明所呈交的学位论文，是本人在导师的指导下，独立进行研究工作所取得的成果。除文中已经注明引用的内容外，本论文不含任何其他个人或集体已经发表或撰写过的作品成果。对本文的研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在文中以明确方式标明。本人完全意识到本声明的法律结果由本人承担。学位论文作者签名日期年月日学位论文版权使用授权书本人完全了解华南理工大学广州学院关于收集、保存、使用学位论文的规定，即按照有关要求提交学位论文的印刷本和电子版本；华南理工大学广州学院图书馆有权保存学位论文的印刷本和电子版，并提供目录检索与阅览服务；可以采用复印、数字化或其它复制手段保存论文；在不以赢利为目的的前提下，可以公布论文的部分或全部内容。学位论文作者签名日期年月日指导教师签名日期年月日作者联系电话电子邮箱摘要乔治艾略特是英国19世纪著名的女作家，她生活在维多利亚时代的转型期，英国工业化和城市化进程加速了社会经济的腾飞。然而，封建传统的思想仍然在人们心中根深蒂固。在这一时期，女性主义运动开始萌芽。乔治艾略特的最伟大作品米德马尔契正是诞生在这个时代。米德尔马契主要讲述了在男权社会的统治下，多萝西娅不顾传统观念的压迫，勇敢地争取自己的婚姻自主权，塑造了多萝西娅富有女性独立意识和反抗精神的形象。因为其独特的女性人格魅力，多萝西娅深受读者喜欢。本论文主要从三个方面研究小说中女主人公多萝西娅的人物形象。第一部分从多萝西亚的婚姻入手分析其勇于反抗的性格特色。第二部分从女主人公的财产观阐述其慷慨以及不吝金钱的性格特征。第三部分从回归的角度分析多萝西亚，并指出尽管她对婚姻和人生做过勇敢的抗争，但最终还是回归家庭，做世俗的“家中的天使”，得出其性格妥协的一面。这三部分能够帮助我们很好地了解多萝西娅这个维多利亚时期女性代表的形象。这个形象的塑造使得维多利亚时期女性更多地了解自身，从而加速了女性主义的发展。关键词乔治艾略特；米德马尔契；形象；反抗；回归ABSTRACTGEORGEELIOT,ONEOFTHEGREATESTWRITERSINBRITAININTHE19THCENTURY,LIVEDINTHETRANSITIONALPERIODOFTHEVICTORIANAGEWHENECONOMICDEVELOPMENTWASACCELERATEDBYINDUSTRIALIZATIONANDURBANIZATIONHOWEVER,FEUDALTHOUGHTSWERESTILLROOTEDINPEOPLESMINDSDURINGTHEPERIOD,THEFEMINISTMOVEMENTBEGANTOSPROUTGEORGEELIOTSMASTERPIECEMIDDLEMARCHWASPRODUCEDATTHATAGEMIDDLEMARCHMAINLYTELLSABOUTTHESTORYOFDOROTHEA,WHOSTRIVEDFORRIGHTTOMAKEHEROWNDECISIONSONHERMARRIAGESREGARDLESSOFTHETRADITIONALNOTIONINTHEPATRIARCHALSOCIETY,WHICHSHAPESDOROTHEASIMAGEASONEWITHASENSEOFINDEPENDENCEANDREBELLIOUSSPIRITDUETOHERUNIQUEANDATTRACTIVEFEMININECHARMS,DOROTHEAISFAVOREDBYNUMEROUSREADERSTHETHESISMAINLYANALYZESTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAFROMTHREEPERSPECTIVESTHEFIRSTPARTANALYZESTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAFROMTHEPERSPECTIVEOFHERMARRIAGESANDFIGURESOUTTHATSHEWASREBELLIOUSTHESECONDPARTANALYZESDOROTHEAFROMHERVIEWOFPROPERTYANDPROPOSESTHATSHEWASGENEROUSANDFREEWITHMONEYFROMTHEPERSPECTIVEOFHERRETURN,THETHIRDPARTHOLDSTHEIDEATHATEVENTHOUGHSHEFOUGHTFORHERHAPPINESSANDDEPENDENCE,SHEULTIMATELYRETURNEDTOTHEFAMILYANDBECAME“THEANGELOFFAMILY”,WHICHILLUSTRATESHERASPECTOFFRAILTYANDCOMPROMISETHESETHREEPARTSAIMTOHELPUSUNDERSTANDTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEABETTER,WHOWASASPOKESPERSONOFTHEVICTORIANWOMENANDTHETHESISALSOPOINTSOUTTHATTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAWHICHELIOTMOLDEDMADETHEFEMALESINVICTORIANERAKNOWMOREABOUTTHEMSELVES,WHICH,THEREFORE,SPEDUPTHEDEVELOPMENTOFFEMINISMKEYWORDSGEORGEELIOTMIDDLEMARCHIMAGEREBELLIONRETURNCONTENTS摘要IABSTRACTIIINTRODUCTION1PARTONEDOROTHEAASREFLECTEDINHERMARRIAGE411HERFIRSTMARRIAGEWITHCASAUBON412HERSECONDMARRIAGEWITHWILL5PARTTWODOROTHEAASREFLECTEDINHERVIEWOFPROPERTY821HERVIEWOFJEWELRY822HERVIEWOFCASAUBONSHERITAGE9PARTTHREEDOROTHEAASREFLECTEDINHERRETURN1131HER“RETURN”TOFAMILY1132HER“RETURN”OFMARRIAGEATTITUDE12CONCLUSION14BIBLIOGRAPHY16ACKNOWLEDGMENTS17INTRODUCTIONGEORGEELIOTWHOSEREALNAMEISMARYANNEVANSWASANENGLISHNOVELIST,JOURNALIST,TRANSLATORANDONEOFTHELEADINGWRITERSOFTHEVICTORIANERA17SHEBEGANTOWRITEWHENSHEWASNEARLYFORTYYEARSOLDBECAUSEOFHERLOVERSENCOURAGEMENTGEORGEHENRILEWES“INHERLIFETIMESEVENNOVELSHAVEBEENPUBLISHED,INCLUDINGADAMBEDE1859,THEMILLONTHEFLOSS1860,SILASMARNE1861,ROMOLA1863,FELIXHOLT,THERADICAL1866,MIDDLEMARCH18711872ANDDANIELDERONDA1876”17HERDISTINCTIVETHOUGHTANDINSIGHTBROUGHTHERHIGHREPUTATIONAMONGENGLANDEVENTHEWORLDSHEWASPRAISEDAS“FEMALESHAKESPEARE”BYMANYCRITICSBECAUSEHERTHOUGHTWASDIFFERENTFROMOTHERFEMALESTHOUGHTS4WHATSMORE,HERWORKSALSOGAVERISETOCONTROVERSYABOUTWHETHERSHEWASAFEMINISTWRITERSOMESCHOLARSSUCHASZELDAAUSTEN,KATHLEENBLAKE,RUTHYEAZELL,ANDJEANIEGTHOMASETC“REGARDEDHERASAFEMINISTWRITER”7BECAUSEHERWORKSSHOWWOMENSINDEPENDENTMINDTHEHEROINESANDTHEIRSPIRITHAVEBECOMEASYMBOLOFFEMINISMOTHERSCHOLARSARGUEDTHATSHEWASNOTAFEMINISTWRITERBECAUSE“WHILESHEREVEALEDMENSWEAKNESS,SHEALSOEXPOSEDWOMENSWEAKNESS”7HOWEVER,“INTHE20THCENTURYSHEWASCHAMPIONEDBYANEWBREEDOFCRITICS,MOSTNOTABLYBYVIRGINIAWOOLFHAROLDBLOOM,ALITERARYCRITICINTHE20THCENTURY,PLACEDELIOTAMONGTHEGREATESTENGLISHWRITERSOFALLTIME”17HENRYJAMES,AFAMOUSWRITERINAMERICA,CONSIDEREDTHATELIOTSWORKSHADHIGHVALUEOFART4FRLEAVIS,ANENGLISHLITERARYCRITIC,REGARDEDHERASONEOFTHE“THREEGREATTRADITIONS”3AMONGELIOTSWORKS,MIDDLEMARCHISTHEMOSTREPRESENTATIVEONE,ANDITHASALSOBEENDESCRIBEDBYMARTINAMISANDJULIANBARNESASTHEGREATESTNOVELINTHEENGLISHLANGUAGEVIRGINIAWOOLFALSOCALLEDMIDDLEMARCH“ONEOFTHEFEWENGLISHNOVELSWRITTENFORGROWNUPPEOPLE”16THENOVELREMAINSAFAVORITEONEWITHREADERSTODAYBECAUSEOFITSADMIRABLEDESCRIPTIONOFTHECHARACTERANDPSYCHOLOGYIN2003,THENOVELWASLISTEDATNUMBER27ONTHEBBCSSURVEYTHEBIGREADABOOKENTITLEDTHETOPTENEDITEDBYJPEDERZANE,IN2007,LISTEDMIDDLEMARCHASNUMBERTENINITSLIST“THE10GREATESTBOOKSOFALLTIME”16THISBOOKDESCRIBEDPEOPLESLIFEANDEVENTSTAKINGPLACEINMIDDLEMARCH,WHICHPRIMARILYTREATEDWITHDOROTHEA,WHOWASANIDEALISTEXPERIENCINGTWOMARRIAGESDOROTHEASFIRSTMARRIAGEWASWITHCASAUBON,ASELFISH,PEDANTICMANOFMIDDLEAGES,WHOWANTEDTOFINISHHISRESEARCHTHISMARRIAGEFAILEDBECAUSEDOROTHEAREALIZEDTHATCASAUBONCOULDNTHELPHERACHIEVEHERDREAMDOROTHEASSECONDHUSBANDWASWILLLADISLAWWHOWASCASAUBONSCOUSINDOROTHEAABANDONEDCASAUBONSPROPERTYINORDERTOMARRYWILLANDFORTHISMARRIAGE,SHERETURNEDTOBEAHOUSEWIFETHEAUTHORSUCCESSFULLYPORTRAYEDTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEATHROUGHTHESETWOMARRIAGES,HERATTITUDETOWARDPROPERTYANDHERRETURNTOFAMILYMEANWHILE,THEBOOKALSOTREATEDWITHOTHERSTORIES,SUCHASLYDGATESMARRIAGEANDTHEBANKERNICHOLASBULSTRODESUPSANDDOWNSETC9DOROTHEAWASAGIRLWHOHADSTRONGRELIGIOUSSPIRITANDIDEALTHATSHEWANTEDTOBEANOTHERSTTHERESASHEWASALSOEMOTIONALTHUSMANYCRITICSAREPOSITIVEABOUTHERANDREGARDHERASONEOFTHEREPRESENTATIVEFEMINISTSHOWEVER,OTHERSHOLDANOPPOSITEVIEWTHATDOROTHEAISATRAGICCHARACTERANDHASFEMALESDEFICIENCY,SOSHEISNOTSTRONGENOUGHTOREPRESENTTHEFEMINISTSSINCESHEHASBEENDEAD,GEORGEELIOTANDHERWORKS,ESPECIALLYHERNOVELMIDDLEMARCH,HAVEATTRACTEDTHEATTENTIONOFMANYCRITICSTHEWESTERNRESEARCHERSHAVEPUBLISHEDMANYSEMINARARTICLESANDBOOKSABOUTHERANDHERWORKSFOREXAMPLE,BRADYWROTETHATGEORGEELIOTWASNOT“GRANTINGTOHERFICTIONALHEROINESTHEFREEDOMANDADVENTURE”1INTHISBOOK,BRADYINTRODUCEDGEORGEELIOTSFEMINISMANDINSIGHTSINTOTHESPIRITOFELIOTSHEROINES1ANDANOTHERBOOKTHEGREATTRADITION,WHICHWASWRITTENBYFRLEAVIS,PRAISEDTHEPROFOUNDINFLUENCEANDDEEPTHOUGHTOFGEORGEELIOTSWORKSONLIFE3MOREOVER,ZELDAAUSTEN,KATHLEENBLAKE,JEANIEGTHOMASANDRUTHYEAZELL,ALLOFTHEMSHOWEDTHEIROPINIONSABOUTGEORGEELIOTANDHERBOOKMIDDLEMARCH,WHICHHASAROUSEDAHEATEDDEBATEAMONGTHEMBESIDESTHERESEARCHERSOFTHEWESTERNWRITERS,THERESEARCHESONGEORGEELIOTANDHERWORKSALSOFLOURISHINCHINA,ESPECIALLYTHOSEONDOROTHEASMARRIAGESFORINSTANCE,XUEGAIYUN,INHISARTICLE,WROTETHATDOROTHEASMARRIAGESFAILEDBECAUSEOFHER“WOMENSLIMITATIONANDDEFICIENCIES”11ANDINTHEARTICLE,ONTHEFEMINISMOFGEORGEELIOT,FUCHUNLISUGGESTEDTHATDOROTHEASTRUGGLEDFORHERMARRIAGES,BUTSHEWASSTILLSUPPRESSEDINTHETRADITIONOFMALEDOMINATION8BASEDONTHEPREVIOUSSTUDY,DONGSHUMINGANALYZEDTHEREASONFORTHEFAILUREOFDOROTHEASMARRIAGEINHERRESEARCH,ANDREVEALEDHERSHORTAGEOFNORMALEDUCATION6ANDDONGSHUMINGSHOWEDTHEFEMINISMOFDOROTHEAANDHERWEAKNESSINANOTHERARTICLEBYANALYZINGMIDDLEMARCH7MOREOVER,THROUGHEXPOUNDINGTHEDOROTHEASCHARACTERISTICOFFEMINISM,XIAWENJINGINTENDEDTOREVEALHERPURSUITFORTHERIGHTOFSPEECHANDHERINFLUENCEONWILLSCHOICEOFCAREER10ANDBYANALYZINGTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEA,YINQIPINGADMIREDDOROTHEASDREAMOFSAINTTHERESAANDSOMEOFHERREBELBEHAVIORS12INADDITION,YINDEXIANGREGARDEDDOROTHEAASAWARMANDGENEROUSFEMALEINHISPAPERTHROUGHAMETHODOF“HEART”AGAINST“BRAIN”13ALSOCHENCONGCONGSTRESSEDTHATDOROTHEAWASATRAGICHEROINEBECAUSEOFHERUNIQUECHARACTERANDINCORRECTVALUEOFMARRIAGE5BASEONHISEXPLORATIONOFTHEMORALCONSCIOUSNESS,YUANYINGINDICATEDTHATDOROTHEASMARRIAGESWERENOTSELFCONTRADICTORYASMANYFEMALECRITICSARGUED,ANDSHECONSIDEREDDOROTHEASMARRIAGESTOBEFAILURES,BUTYUANWASPOSITIVEABOUTDOROTHEASMORALITY14WHATSMORE,ZHUTIAOXIANGHELDAVIEWTHATDOROTHEAWASATRAGICCHARACTERALTHOUGHDOROTHEAWASEAGERTOCOMMITTOSOCIALWORKANDRESISTEDMANDOMINATION,SHEFINALLYRETURNEDTOBEAN“ANGELOFHOME”15INCONCLUSION,THEABOVEMENTIONEDRESEARCHESHELPEDMEALOTINMYRESEARCHBUTASFARASIKNOW,MOSTOFTHEIRCRITICSWEREFOCUSEDONSTUDYINGDOROTHEASMARRIAGES,THETRAGICOFHEROINESANDTHEFEMINISMOFTHEAUTHOR,WITHFEWPEOPLESETTINGABOUTANALYZINGTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAANDTHEIMPLYINGREASONSFORHERCHARACTERISTICSINACOMPREHENSIVEWAYTHEREFORE,THEREISSTILLVASTSPACELEFTFORFURTHEREXPLORATIONTHISTHESISAIMSTOMAKEUPFORTHELACKOFSTUDYONGEORGEELIOTANDHERWORKS,ESPECIALLYTHESTUDYDIRECTEDAGAINSTHERMIDDLEMARCHBESIDESTHEINTRODUCTIONANDCONCLUSION,THETHESISISCOMPOSEDOFTHREEPARTSINTHEINTRODUCTION,THETHESISGIVESABRIEFINTRODUCTIONTOTHISMASTERPIECEANDTHENOVELISTSLITERARYACHIEVEMENT,REVIEWSONTHECURRENTRESEARCHSITUATIONATHOMEANDABROAD,ANDOUTLINESTHESTRUCTUREOFTHEPAPERTHEFIRSTPARTANALYZESTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAFROMTHEPERSPECTIVEOFHERMARRIAGESBYANALYZINGDOROTHEASBRAVERYINRESISTINGFROMHERMARRIAGES,PARTONEPOINTSOUTTHATDOROTHEAWASINDEPENDENTANDREALISTIC,ANDSHEPURSUEDKNOWLEDGETHROUGHHERFIRSTMARRIAGEWITHCASAUBON,WHICHSHOWSTHATDOROTHEAWASREBELLIOUSENOUGHTOREBELAGAINSTTRADITIONALCUSTOMDOROTHEALATERMARRIEDWILLFORTRUELOVEWHATDOROTHEADIDIMPLIEDTHATSHEWASADIFFERENTWOMANWHOSETHOUGHTWASINDEPENDENTFROMMANINTHATMALEDOMINATEDSOCIETYTHESECONDPARTANALYZESDOROTHEAFROMHERVIEWOFPROPERTY,ANDPROPOSESTHATSHEWASGENEROUSANDFREEWITHMONEYBYANALYZINGHERATTITUDETOWARDSTHEJEWELRYANDCASAUBONSHERITAGE,THETHESISSHOWSDOROTHEASGENEROSITYASWELLASHERRESTRAINTTOJEWELRYTHATWOMENLOVEDATTHATTIMEFROMTHEPERSPECTIVEOFHERRETURN,THETHIRDPARTHOLDSTHEIDEATHATEVENTHOUGHSHEFOUGHTFORHERHAPPINESSANDINDEPENDENCE,SHEULTIMATELYRETURNEDTOHERFAMILYANDBECAME“THEANGELOFFAMILY”,WHICHILLUSTRATESHERASPECTOFFRAILTYANDCOMPROMISEINTHECONCLUSION,THETHESISRESTATESTHEMAINIDEAINDIFFERENTWORDSANDCOMESTORELATETHEREASONSFORDOROTHEASRETURNPARTONEDOROTHEAASREFLECTEDINHERMARRIAGE11HERFIRSTMARRIAGEWITHCASAUBONMARRIAGEISAMAJORCLUEOFMIDDLEMARCH,INWHICHTHEREAREMAINLYFOURGROUPSOFMARRIAGESDOROTHEAANDCASAUBON,DOROTHEAANDWILLLADISLAW,ROSAMONDANDLYDGATE,ANDMARYANDFREDASWELLHOWEVER,AMONGTHESEFOURGROUPSOFMARRIAGES,THETWOMARRIAGESOFTHEHEROINEDOROTHEADRAWTHEMOSTATTENTIONOFCRITICSMOREOVER,THEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAINHERMARRIAGESALSOBECOMESTHEFOCUSOFATTENTIONFROMTHEBEGINNINGOFTHISNOVEL,WECANKNOWDOROTHEAWASNOTONLYABEAUTIFULANDCLEVERYOUNGLADY,BUTALSOAFANATICALDISCIPLEOFRELIGION,WHOHADHEROWNOPINIONSOFEVERYTH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