乔伊斯《伊芙琳》 小论文.doc

Back to Square one 摘要 乔伊斯的短篇小说《伊芙琳》描述了女人公伊芙琳沉闷乏味的生活经历以及在出走的最后一刻却放弃的故事，结尾处的女主人公的决策使得小说晦涩难懂，本文以此为着眼点，展示了民众内心瘫痪的主题，揭示了女性意识的觉醒，以及梦想的幻灭导致的无助的退却。 关键词：伊芙琳; 瘫痪；女性意识觉醒；幻灭Abstract Eveline is a novel by James Joyce, which describes the protagonist’s stultifying life experiences and her giving up of leaving at the last minute. At the end of the story, her final decision was obscure and confusing. Thus, I take it as a key point to demonstrate the public psychic paralysis which is the theme of this novel, then further display the awakening of female consciousness and the helpless retreat brought about by the disillusion of dream. Key Words: Eveline; paralysis; awakening of female consciousness; disillusion；shrink back I. Introduction For a long time, James Joyce has always been considered as one of the most influential modernist novelist of the early 20th century. He was born in an Irish Catholic family in Dublin. Though most of his adult life was spent overseas, Joyces fictional universe does not extend beyond Dublin where seemed to be the center of paralysis[l]. His masterpiece Dubliners is a powerful illustration, which was completed in 1905, composed of 15 short stories[2]. Eveline, as the fourth story in this collection, reflects the paralytic life of the young in Dublin in a most direct and vivid way. The protagonist, a girl at the age of 19, had suffered an oppressive life ever since her beloved people died. She was ordered about at the store, and she lived an impoverished life with an abusive father who refused to let her have a life of her own. In order to seek for a brand new life with her boyfriend Frank, she decided to run away to Buenos Aires. Howerver, just before boarding the ship, she had a change of mind and shrunk back to her depressing life. Many people hold the view that this ending simply shows a dilemma between family and love. Eveline choosed to stay beacause her sense of obligation to her family outweighed her desire for a whole new life. However, in my