《英语本科毕业论文-从喧哗与骚动中凯蒂的悲剧看20世纪初女性的社会地位》.doc

本科毕业论文 从《喧哗与骚动》中凯蒂的悲剧看20世纪初女性的社会地位 学生姓名： 学生学号： 200310206002 院（系）： 外国语学院 年级专业： 2003级英语本科2班 指导教师： 二〇〇七年五月 Social Status of Women in the Early 20th Century Reflected from Caddy’s Tragedy in The Sound and the Fury She Ping Under the Supervision of Fan Xiying School of Foreign Languages and Cultures Pan Zhihua University May 2007 Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………....Ⅰ Key Words…………………………...……………………………………...………..Ⅰ 摘要……………………………………………………………………………..……Ⅱ 关键词………………………………………………………………………………..Ⅱ Introduction……………………………………………………………………..……1 Ⅰ.A Brief Introduction to William Faulkner……….………………..…….……….....2 Ⅱ.A Brief Introduction to the Novel….……………………………………………..3 III. The Causes of Caddy’s Tragedy..…….……………………………………………5 A. The Pressure from the Family….………………………………………..…...6 Backward Feudalism and the Traditional Code……….………………………..9 Ⅳ. Women’s Social Status Reflected from Caddy’s Tragedy………………………10 A. Women Having Fewer Rights at That Time………………….........................10 B. Women’s Unfair Treatment……….…………………………..………………....11 Conclusion………………………………………..……………………….………....13 Acknowledgements……………………………………...…………….…………...14 Bibliography………………………………………….…………………...….…….15 Abstract Caddy was the central character in The Sound and the Fury. There was no separate chapter to express her thoughts, but everything was connected with her. From Benjy to Jason, the narration of each of them reflected what Caddy’s life was like. Caddy was a tragic character in the novel. In the novel, Faulkner used multiple-angled narration to express Caddy’s tragedy, and the causes of it mainly came from two aspects. One was the pressure from her family, Benjy, her youngest brother’s complete dependence on her. Quentin, her elder brother, who had a special affection for Caddy, thought excessively highly of her virginity. What Caddy had suffered caused his loss of mental balance; at last, he chose