开题报告-论《米德尔马契》中多萝西娅的形象

华南理工大学广州学院本科生毕业设计（论文）开题报告ONTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAINMIDDLEMARCH论米德尔马契中多萝西娅的形象专业班级2011级英语3班姓名学号指导教师填表日期2014年9月10日二一四年九月说明1毕业设计的开题报告是保证毕业设计质量的一个重要环节，为规范毕业设计的开题报告，特印发此表。2学生应在开题报告前，通过调研和资料搜集，主动与指导教师讨论，在指导教师的指导下，完成开题报告。3此表一式三份，一份交系装入毕业设计（论文）档案袋，一份交指导教师，一份学生自存。4选题需经基层教学单位（专业）讨论审核、系主管教学主任批准、报教务处备案,方可正式进入下一步毕业设计（论文）阶段。姓名朱远珍开题时间2014年10月10日学制四年制本科专业2011级英语3班指导教师（导师组）龙跃讲师论文题目ONTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAINMIDDLEMARCH论米德尔马契中多萝西娅的形象开题报告内容摘要乔治艾略特是英国19世纪著名的女作家，她生活在维多利亚时代的转型期，英国工业化和城市化进程加速了社会经济的腾飞。然而，封建传统的思想仍然在人们心中根深蒂固。在这一时期，女性主义运动开始萌芽。乔治艾略特的最伟大作品米德马尔契正是诞生在这个时代。米德尔马契主要讲述了在男权社会的统治下，多萝西娅不顾传统观念的压迫，勇敢地争取自己的婚姻自主权，塑造了多萝西娅富有女性独立意识和反抗精神的形象。因为其独特的女性人格魅力，多萝西娅深受读者喜欢。本论文主要从三个方面研究小说中女主人公多萝西娅的人物形象。第一部分从多萝西亚的婚姻入手分析其勇于反抗的性格特色。第二部分从女主人公的财产观阐述其慷慨以及不吝金钱的性格特征。第三部分从回归的角度分析多萝西亚，并指出尽管她对婚姻和人生做过勇敢的抗争，但最终还是回归家庭，做世俗的“家中的天使”，得出其性格妥协的一面。这三部分能够帮助我们很好地了解多萝西娅这个维多利亚时期女性代表的形象。这个形象的塑造使得维多利亚时期女性更多地了解自身，从而加速了女性主义的发展。关键词乔治艾略特；米德马尔契；形象；反抗；回归ABSTRACTGEORGEELIOT,ONEOFTHEGREATESTWRITERSINBRITAININTHE19THCENTURY,LIVEDINTHETRANSITIONALPERIODOFTHEVICTORIANAGEWHENECONOMICDEVELOPMENTWASACCELERATEDBYINDUSTRIALIZATIONANDURBANIZATIONHOWEVER,FEUDALTHOUGHTSWERESTILLROOTEDINPEOPLESMINDSDURINGTHEPERIOD,THEFEMINISTMOVEMENTBEGANTOSPROUTGEORGEELIOTSMASTERPIECEMIDDLEMARCHWASPRODUCEDATTHATAGEMIDDLEMARCHMAINLYTELLSABOUTASTORYOFDOROTHEA,WHOSTRIVEDFORRIGHTTOMAKEHEROWNDECISIONSONHERMARRIAGESREGARDLESSOFTHETRADITIONALNOTIONINTHEPATRIARCHALSOCIETY,WHICHSHAPESDOROTHEASIMAGEASONEWITHASENSEOFINDEPENDENCEANDREBELLIOUSSPIRITDUETOHERUNIQUEANDATTRACTIVEFEMININECHARMS,DOROTHEAISFAVOREDBYNUMEROUSREADERSTHETHESISMAINLYANALYZESTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAFROMTHREEPERSPECTIVESTHEFIRSTPARTANALYZESTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAFROMTHEPERSPECTIVEOFHERMARRIAGESANDFIGURESOUTTHATSHEISREBELLIOUSTHESECONDPARTANALYZESDOROTHEAFROMHERVIEWOFPROPERTYANDPROPOSESTHATSHEISGENEROUSANDFREEWITHMONEYFROMTHEPERSPECTIVEOFHERRETURN,THETHIRDPARTHOLDSTHEIDEATHATEVENTHOUGHSHEFIGHTSFORHERHAPPINESSANDDEPENDENCE,SHEULTIMATELYRETURNEDTOTHEFAMILYANDBECAME“THEANGELOFFAMILY”,WHICHILLUSTRATESHERASPECTOFFRAILTYANDCOMPROMISINGTHESETHREEPARTSAIMTOHELPUSUNDERSTANDBETTERTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEA,WHOWASASPOKESPERSONOFTHEVICTORIANWOMENANDTHETHESISALSOPOINTSOUTTHATTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEAWHICHELIOTMOLDEDMAKESTHEFEMALEINVICTORIANERAKNOWMOREABOUTTHEMSELVES,WHICH,THEREFORE,SPEEDSUPTHEDEVELOPMENTOFFEMINISMKEYWORDSGEORGEELIOTMIDDLEMARCHIMAGEREBELLION；RETURN1INTRODUCTIONGEORGEELIOTWHOSEREALNAMEISMARYANNEVANSISANENGLISHNOVELIST,JOURNALIST,TRANSLATORANDONEOFTHELEADINGWRITERSOFTHEVICTORIANERAWIKIPEDIASHEBEGANTOWRITEWHENSHEWASNEARLYFORTYYEARSOLDBECAUSEOFHERLOVERSENCOURAGEMENTGEORGEHENRILEWESINHERLIFETIMESEVENNOVELSHAVEBEENPUBLISHED,INCLUDINGADAMBEDE1859,THEMILLONTHEFLOSS1860,SILASMARNE1861,ROMOLA1863,FELIXHOLT,THERADICAL1866,MIDDLEMARCH18711872ANDDANIELDERONDA1876WIKIPEDIAHERDISTINCTIVETHOUGHTANDINSIGHTBROUGHTHERHIGHREPUTATIONAMONGTHEENGLANDEVENTHEWORLDSHEWASPRAISEDAS“FEMALESHAKESPEARE”BYMANYCRITICSBECAUSEHERTHOUGHTWASDIFFERENTFROMOTHERFEMALESTHOUGHTSMERRYNWILLIAMS,1984138WHATSMORE,HERWORKSALSOGAVERISETOCONTROVERSYABOUTWHETHERSHEWASAFEMINISTWRITERSOMESCHOLARSSUCHASZELDAAUSTEN,KATHLEENBLAKE,RUTHYEAZELL,ANDJEANIEGTHOMASETC“REGARDEDHERASAFEMINISTWRITER”董淑铭,2004212BECAUSEHERWORKSSHOWWOMENSINDEPENDENTMINDTHEHEROINESANDTHEIRSPIRITHAVEBECOMEASYMBOLOFFEMINISMOTHERSCHOLARSARGUEDTHATSHEWASNOTAFEMINISTWRITERBECAUSE“WHILESHEREVEALEDMENSWEAKNESS,SHEALSOEXPOSEDWOMENSWEAKNESS”董淑铭,2004212HOWEVER,INTHE20THCENTURYSHEWASCHAMPIONEDBYANEWBREEDOFCRITICS,MOSTNOTABLEBYVIRGINIAWOOLFHAROLDBLOOM,ALITERARYCRITICINTHE20THCENTURY,PLACEDELIOTAMONGTHEGREATESTENGLISHWRITERSOFALLTIMEWIKIPEDIAHENRYJAMES,AFAMOUSWRITERINAMERICA,CONSIDEREDTHATELIOTSWORKSHADHIGHVALUEOFARTMERRYNWILLIAMS,1984138FRLEAVIS,ANENGLISHLITERARYCRITIC,REGARDEDHERASONEOFTHE“THREEGREATTRADITION”LEAVIS，1948AMONGELIOTSWORKS,MIDDLEMARCHISTHEMOSTREPRESENTATIVEONE,ANDITHASBEENDESCRIBEDBYMARTINAMISANDJULIANBARNESASTHEGREATESTNOVELINTHEENGLISHLANGUAGEVIRGINIAWOOLFALSOCALLEDMIDDLEMARCH“ONEOFTHEFEWENGLISHNOVELSWRITTENFORGROWNUPPEOPLE”WIKIPEDIATHENOVELREMAINSAFAVORITEWITHREADERSTODAYBECAUSEOFITSADMIRABLEDESCRIPTIONOFTHECHARACTERANDPSYCHOLOGYIN2003,THENOVELWASLISTEDATNUMBER27ONTHEBBCSSURVEYTHEBIGREADABOOKENTITLEDTHETOPTENEDITEDBYJPEDERZANE,IN2007,LISTEDMIDDLEMARCHASNUMBERTENINITSLIST“THE10GREATESTBOOKSOFALLTIME”WIKIPEDIATHISBOOKDESCRIBESPEOPLESLIFEANDEVENTSTAKINGPLACEINMIDDLEMARCH,WHICHPRIMARILYTREATSWITHDOROTHEA,WHOISANIDEALISTANDEXPERIENCESTWOMARRIAGESDOROTHEASFIRSTMARRIAGEISTOCASAUBONWHOISASELFISH,PEDANTICMANOFMIDDLEAGESANDWANTSTOFINISHHISRESEARCHTHISMARRIAGEFAILSBECAUSEDOROTHEAREALIZESTHATCASAUBONCANTHELPHERACHIEVEHERDREAMDOROTHEASSECONDHUSBANDISWILLLADISLAWWHOISCASAUBONSCOUSINDOROTHEAABANDONSCASAUBONSPROPERTYINORDERTOMARRYWILLANDFORTHISMARRIAGE,SHERETURNSTOBEAHOUSEWIFETHEAUTHORSUCCESSFULLYPORTRAYSTHEIMAGEOFDOROTHEATHROUGHTHESETWOMARRIAGES,HERATTITUDETOWARDPROPERTYANDHERRETURNTOFAMILYMEANWHILE,THEBOOKALSOTREATSWITHOTHERSTORIES,SUCHASLYDGATESMARRIAGEANDBANKERNICHOLASBULSTRODESUPSANDDOWNSETC项星耀，1987DOROTHEAISAGIRLWHOHASSTRONGRELIGIOUSSPIRITANDIDEALTHATSHEWANTSTOBEANOTHERST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