從壓迫到解放——紫色中茜麗性格變化分析

1、河北大學碩士學位論文從壓迫到解放——《紫色》中茜麗性格變化分析姓名：崔卉申請學位級別：碩士專業(yè)：英語語言文學指導教師：李文良20100601Abstract IAbstract Alice Walker is one of the greatest contemporary Afro-American writers; she is a novelist, as well as a poet, essayist, critic and

2、short story teller. Her short stories and novels have been concerned enthusiastically by critics and welcomed by readers all over the world .The Color Purple is her climax in writing which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1

3、983 and the American Book Award in 1984, and made Walker world famous. The Color Purple is published in 1982; it is an epistolary novel composing of 92 letters. It depicts that a black teenager Celie is repeatedly raped

4、by her stepfather, after being forced to marry a widower, she is still suffering the abuse by her husband. Under the influence and stimulation of other black women appearing in her life, she is awakened finally and begin

5、s to fight for her self-identity and freedom, and walks from the oppressed to the liberated both physically and spiritually. The novel reflects the black women’s self-liberation against racism, sexism and patriarchy in 1

6、930s and 1940s in America. The aim of the thesis is to explore Celie’s personality development from both psychological and practical aspects The thesis consists of five parts altogether: The first part gives a general in

7、troduction of Alice Walker, her literary reputation, her representative works and her masterpiece The Color Purple. The main points of view and the importance of this thesis will also be stated in this part. The second p

8、art probes into the reasons of Celie’s personality development through analyzing Celie’s behaviors based on the Freudian personality theory. The third part mainly explores practical factors contributing to Celie’s perso

9、nality development, including racism, sexism, patriarchy, women’s liberation movement, etc. The fourth part mainly discusses the metaphorical images employed in the novel, such as “the color purple”, “pants” and “quilt”.