浪漫主义与现实主义的冲突与融合——从浪漫主义与现实主义角度解读《觉醒》.pdfVIP

第四章是对《觉醒》中现实主义因素的解读。论文首先介绍历史上的克里奥尔社会的 特点，分析克里奥尔妇女和她们丈夫的特点及克里奥尔妇女在婚姻中的地位，其次描述了 19 世纪男性和女性在婚姻和社会中不同的地位，最后阐释了埃德娜性意识的觉醒。 第五章是结论。通过以上对比和分析，本论文认为，《觉醒》中包含了很多浪漫主义 和现实主义的因素，现实主义因素反映了当时的社会现实，浪漫主义因素刻画了一位从世 俗中觉醒了的女性形象。浪漫主义因素和现实主义因素并不是单纯对立的，而是在冲突中 融合，在融合中升华，生动准确的表现了女主人公自我意识和性意识的觉醒过程。 关键词：觉醒；浪漫主义；现实主义；冲突与融合 v Conflict and Integration of Romanticism and Realism: An Analysis of The Awakening from Romantic and Realistic Perspectives Postgraduate: Li Jianxia Grade:2006 Major Field of Study: English Language Literature Supervisor: Associate Professor. Huang Shixiang Orientation: British American Literature Abstract in English Kate Chopin was an outstanding female writer during the transformational period from the romanticism to the realism in 19th century in America. As a perfect novel with exquisite writing techniques, her masterpiece The Awakening marks a significant progress in performing the feminist consciousness and in promoting the development of feminist movement. Yet it is undeniable that this novel is a remarkable model in the perspective of conflict and integration of Romanticism and Realism. The novel depicts the experiences of Edna Pontellier who is wife of a wealthy Creole businessman during the summer vacation on Grand Isle where Edna meets the “mother-woman” Adele Ratignolle, the eccentric independent pianist Mademoiselle Reisz and a romantic young man Robert. These people make Edna ponder over the meaning of life, strengthen her resolve for independence and finally help to bring about her awakening of self-consciousness and sexuality. This thesis makes a study from the perspe