从《喧哗与骚动》中凯蒂的悲剧看20世纪初女性的社会地位

精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创1/19从喧哗与骚动中凯蒂的悲剧看20世纪初女性的社会地位ABSTRACTCADDYWASTHECENTRALCHARACTERINTHESOUNDANDTHEFURYTHEREWASNOSEPARATECHAPTERTOEXPRESSHERTHOUGHTS,BUTEVERYTHINGWASCONNECTEDWITHHERFROMBENJYTOJASON,THENARRATIONOFEACHOFTHEMREFLECTEDWHATCADDYSLIFEWASLIKECADDYWASATRAGICCHARACTERINTHENOVELINTHENOVEL,FAULKNERUSEDMULTIPLEANGLEDNARRATIONTOEXPRESSCADDYSTRAGEDY,ANDTHECAUSESOFITMAINLYCAMEFROMTWOASPECTSONEWASTHEPRESSUREFROMHERFAMILY,BENJY,HERYOUNGESTBROTHERSCOMPLETEDEPENDENCEONHERQUENTIN,HERELDERBROTHER,WHOHADASPECIALAFFECTIONFORCADDY,THOUGHTEXCESSIVELYHIGHLYOFHERVIRGINITYWHATCADDYHADSUFFEREDCAUSEDHISLOSSOFMENTALBALANCEATLAST,HECHOSETOCOMMITSUICIDEBESIDES,HERMOTHERANDBROTHERJASONTREATEDHERHEARTLESSLYTHEOTHERCAUSEWASTHEBACKWARD精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创2/19FEUDALISMANDTRADITIONALCODEALLOFTHESETURNEDCADDYINTOAPROMISCUOUS,DEGENERATEWOMANFROMAPUREGIRLHOWEVER,CADDYSTRAGEDYSHOWEDAFACTTHATWOMENHADALOWSOCIALPOSITIONANDWERETREATEDUNFAIRLYINTHEEARLY20THCENTURYATTHATTIME,WOMENGOTONLYFEWECONOMICAL,POLITICALANDEDUCATIONALRIGHTS,THEYCOULDNOTENJOYEQUALRIGHTSWITHMENANDTHEYWERENOTRESPECTEDBYSOCIETYKEYWORDSCADDYTRAGEDYCODEWOMENSRIGHT摘要在小说中，凯蒂是整个故事的中心，虽然没有以她的观点为中心的单独的一章，但是所有的都与她息息相关，从班吉到杰生，他们每个人的叙述都反映出了凯蒂的生活。她所扮演的是一个悲剧角色精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创3/19在小说中，福克纳运用了多角度的叙述法来表现凯蒂的悲剧。而凯蒂的悲剧主要来自两方面。一方面来自她的家庭的压力，小弟班吉对她的完全依赖，而哥哥昆丁对凯蒂有一种特殊的感情，他过分看中凯蒂的贞节，凯蒂所遭受的一切使他在精神上失去了平衡，最后，他选择了自杀。另外，她的母亲以及大弟杰生对她冷酷无情。另外一个原因就是落后的封建主义以及传统的准则。所有的这些原因使凯蒂从一个纯洁的女孩变成了一个轻佻浪荡的女人。然而，凯蒂的悲剧揭示了一个事实，在20世纪初期，女性的社会地位极端的低下，而且她们不能得到公平的对待。在那个时代，女人只能享有极少的经济，政治以及教育的权利。她们不能与男性享有平等的权利，也得不到社会的尊重。关键词凯蒂；悲剧；行为准则；女性权利INTRODUCTION精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创4/19THESOUNDANDTHEFURY,FAULKNERSFOURTHNOVEL,WASHISFIRSTMASTERPIECE,ANDWASCONSIDEREDHISFINESTWORKITWASRECOGNIZEDASONEOFTHEMOSTSUCCESSFULLYINNOVATIVEANDEXPERIMENTALAMERICANNOVELSOFITSTIMEANDONEOFTHEMOSTCHALLENGINGTOINTERPRETTHENOVELDEALTWITHTHEDOWNFALLOFTHECOMPSONS,WHOHADBEENAPROMINENTFAMILYINJEFFERSON,MISSISSIPPI,FROMBEFORETHECIVILWARALTHOUGHTHEREWASNOTASEPARATECHAPTEROFCADDYINTHISNOVEL,EVERYTHINGWASRELATEDTOHERJUSTBECAUSEOFTHEPRESSURETHATHERFAMILYGAVE,ANDTHETRADITIONAL,IDEALIZEDSOUTHERNCODE,SHEBECAMEAPROMISCUOUS,DEGENERATEWOMANFROMAPUREGIRLTHISTHESISFIRSTGIVESABRIEFINTRODUCTIONTOTHEAUTHORANDTHEWORK,ANDTHENANALYZESTHECAUSESOFCADDYSTRAGEDYFROMTWOASPECTS,NAMELY,THEPRESSUREFROMHERFAMILYANDTHEBACKWARDFEUDALISMANDTHETRADITIONALCODE精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创5/19LASTLY,THETHESISANALYZESWOMENSSOCIALSTATUSREFLECTEDFROMCADDYSTRAGEDYINSHORT,CADDYSTRAGEDYSHOWEDHOWBACKWARDTHEFEUDALISMOFTHESOUTHAMERICAWASMEANWHILE,WECANSEETHATWOMENATTHATTIMECOULDNOTBERESPECTEDBYTHESOCIETY,ANDTHEIRSOCIALSTATUSWASVERYLOW,ITWASUNFAIRFORTHEMABRIEFINTRODUCTIONTOWILLIAMFAULKNERWILLIAMFAULKNERWASBORNIN1897INNEWALBANY,MISSISSIPPI,APROMINENTSOUTHERNFAMILYANUMBEROFHISANCESTORSWEREINVOLVEDINTHEMEXICANAMERICANWAR,THECIVILWAR,ANDTHERECONSTRUCTION,ANDWEREPARTOFTHELOCALRAILROADINDUSTRYANDPOLITICALSCENEFAULKNERSHOWEDSIGNSOFARTISTICTALENTFROMAYOUNGAGE,BUTHEBECAMEBOREDWITHHISCLASSESLATERANDNEVERFINISHEDHIGHSCHOOLFAULKNERGREWUPINTHETOWNOFOXFORD,MISSISSIPPI,ANDEVENTUALLYRETURNEDTHEREINHIS精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创6/19LATERYEARSANDPURCHASEDHISFAMOUSESTATEOXFORDANDTHESURROUNDINGAREAWEREFAULKNERSINSPIRATIONFORTHEFICTIONALYOKNAPATAWPHACOUNTY,MISSISSIPPITHESELOCALESBECAMETHESETTINGFORANUMBEROFHISWORKSFAULKNERS“YOKNAPATAWPHANOVELS”INCLUDETHESOUNDANDTHEFURY,ASILAYDYING,LIGHTINAUGUST,ABSALOM,ABSALOMTHEHAMLET,ANDGODOWN,MOSESABRIEFINTRODUCTIONTOTHENOVELTHECAUSESOFCADDYSTRAGEDYALLTHEREADERSOFTHESOUNDANDTHEFURYKNOWTHATCADDYWASATRAGICCHARACTERINTHISNOVELTHOUGHTHEREWASNOTASEPARATECHAPTEROFCADDY,SHEWASTHECENTRALCHARACTERINTHISNOVELANDTHECAUSEOFTHETRAGEDYOFCADDYMAINLYCAMEFROMTWOASPECTSATHEPRESSUREFROMTHEFAMILY精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创7/19THISSTORYWASABOUTTHECOMPSONFAMILY,WHICHWASAPROMINENTONEINJEFFERSON,MISSISSIPPIOFTHESOUTHAMERICACADDYWASTHEONLYDAUGHTEROFTHISFAMILYTHEFIRSTSECTIONNARRATEDBYCADDYSYOUNGESTBROTHERBENJY,ANIDIOT,WHODEPENDEDTOOMUCHONHERHETHOUGHTREPEATEDLYTHATCADDYSMELLSLIKETREESMOSTOFHISMEMORYWASCENTEREDABOUTHERFOREXAMPLE,ATTHEBEGINNINGOFTHISSECTION,LUSTERLEADEDBENJYTOANEARBYCOURSE,HOPINGTOEARNBACKHISLOSTQUARTERBYFETCHINGLOSTGOLFBALLSFROMTHEROUGHTHEGOLFCOURSELAYONASTRETCHOFWHATUSEDTOBETHECOMPSONPASTURE,WHICHHADBEENSOLDTODEVELOPERSBYMRCOMPSONTOPAYFORHISSONQUENTINSEDUCATIONATHARVARDWHENBENJYHEAREDONEOFTHEGOLFERSCALLINGOUTTOHISCADDIE,HEMOANEDBECAUSETHESOUNDOFTHEWORD“CADDIE”REMINDEDHIMOFHISSISTERINHISMEMORY,BENJYANDTP,ONEOFTHECOMPSONSBLACKSERVANTS,HADGOTTENTHEIRHANDSONSOMECHAMPAGNEFROMTHEWEDDING,THOUGHTPTHOUGHTTHEBEVERAGEWASMERELY“SASSPRILLUH”THETWOBOYSWEREDRINKINGANDKEEPINGFALLINGDOWNWHENTHEYWATCHED精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创8/19SOMECOWSCROSSTHEYARDTPANDQUENTINGOTINTOAFIGHTBECAUSETPHADBEENTEASINGQUENTINABOUTCADDYTHEFIGHTINGANDTHEALCOHOLTHREWBENJYSWORLDINTOCHAOS,ANDHEBEGANTOCRYVERSHCARRIEDBENJYUPTHEHILLTOTHEWEDDINGPARTYMOREOVER,INTHEPRESENT,LUSTERWASSTILLSTANDINGWITHBENJYASHEPLAYEDINTHESTREAMLUSTERTOLDBENJYNOTTOAPPROACHTHENEARBYSWINGBECAUSEMISSQUENTINWASTHEREWIT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