中文摘要：凯特•肖班和伊迪斯•华顿的作品至今仍深受读者喜爱，而《觉醒》和《欢乐之家》是两位作家的代表性作品。两部作品中塑造的女主人公埃德娜和莉莉给读者留下了深刻的印象。两位女主角的悲剧性命运也暗示着女性在觉醒中所付出的代价。从女权主义的角度看，两本书都达到了前所未有的艺术高度。历年来，学术界对两部作品各自的研究的广泛而深入，而对两部作品的对比研究却相对匮乏。两位女主人公和那个时代的女性具有相似的命运，而从埃德娜和莉莉的对比分析中更能体现女性主义的真谛。本文第一章介绍了两位作者、两部作品及相关文学评论和本论文的研究视角；第二章重点分析两位女主人公的冲突、悲剧和不同的觉醒程度这三方面；第三章从人物形象的塑造和意象的使用来剖析作品中表现出来的女权主义；第四章指出了两位作者的女权主义思想；第五章是本文的结论。

关键词：女权主义；《觉醒》；《欢乐之家》；冲突；意象；悲剧

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

Chapter 1 Introduction-1

1.1 Introduction to Kate Chopin and The Awakening-1

1.1.1 Introduction to Kate Chopin-1

1.1.2 Introduction to The Awakening-1

1.2 Introduction to Edith Wharton and The House of Mirth-2

1.2.1 Introduction to Edith Wharton-2

1.2.2 Introduction to The House of Mirth-2

1.3Literature Review and Theoretical Perspective-3

Chapter2 Conflict, Tragedy and Different Degrees of Awakening of Edna and Lily-5

2.1 Conflict-5

2.1.1 Conflict of Edna-5

2.1.2 Conflict of Lily-5

2.2Tragedy of Lily and Edna-6

2.2.1 Tragedy of Lily-6

2.2.2 Tragedy of Edna-7

2.3 Different degrees of Awakening between Edna and Lily-7

Chpter3 Characterization and Images in the Novels-9

3.1 Characterization-9

3.1.1 Characterization in The Awakening-9

3.1.2 Characterization in The House of Mirth-10

3.2 Images-10

3.2.1 Images in The Awakening-11

3.2.2 Images in The House of Mirth-12

Chapter 4 Feminism thought of Kate Chopin and Edith Wharton-15

4.1 Feminism thought of Kate Chopin-freedom and emancipation-15

4.2 Feminism thought of Edith Wharton-protest against the conventional morality-15

Chapter 5 Conclusion-17

References-18

Acknowledgements-19