(精选)英美短篇小 说unit 15 The Desiree’s Baby课件.pptVIP

Unit 15 Desirees Baby;Outline;About the author—Kate Chopin  (1851-1904);Important works;Background——Terms:;Gender identity: refers to the self-awareness of one’s biological, social and cultural characteristics. It is the conformation and approval of one’s sexual identity. Gender identity is the internalisation of gender role, while gender role is the externalised form of gender identity; both are based on biological elements. Femininity: submissive, passive, mindless, emotional, sensual, fragile, nurturing, caring, relational, domestic and etc. Masculinity: aggressive, competitive, smart, strong-hearted, tough, rational, social, independent and etc. ; Feminist consciousness: awareness of the elements that prevent women from developing in the social institutional structure; the conscious pursuit for political and economical subjectivity in society. Female consciousness: natural female consciousness including the pursuit for beauty and freedom, and the awareness of self-attractiveness, self-worthiness, self-existence, self-esteem, self-enjoyment, and also the desire for intellectual, emotional and sexual fulfilment.;Three interdependent elements are most likely to contribute to whole identity of woman: sexuality, as a wife; maternity, as a mother; individuality, as a human being in universe. Only a woman with combination of these three elements in her identity might be said to have become a fully realized woman. Feminist criticism: examines the ways in which literature (and other cultural productions) reinforce or undermine the economical, political, social, and psychological oppression of women. ;What roles did women play at Kate Chopin’s time?;Desirees Baby;“Désirée‘s Baby”focuses on Kate Chopins experience with the Creoles of Louisiana, where the idea of slavery and the atmosphere of plantation life were a reality. The possibility of ones having a mixed background was not unheard of. Mulattos, those with both black and white back