exploration of feminism in oscar and lucinda英语论文

毕业论文论文名称学院国际商务外语学院专业商务英语学号学生姓名指导教师）2013年3月毕业论文独创性声明本人所呈交的毕业论文是在指导教师指导下进行的工作及取得的成果。除文中已经注明引用的内容外，本论文不包含其他个人已经发表或撰写过的研究成果。对本文的研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在文中作了明确说明并表示谢意。作者签名毕业论文使用授权声明本人完全了解上海对外贸易学院有关保留、使用毕业论文的规定，学校有权保留毕业论文并向国家主管部门或其指定机构送交论文的电子版和纸质版。有权将毕业论文用于非赢利目的的少量复制并允许论文进入学校图书馆被查阅。有权将毕业论文的内容编入有关数据库进行检索。有权将毕业论文的标题和摘要汇编出版。作者签名日期CONTENTSABSTRACT2摘要31INTRODUCTION42FEMINISMINOSCARANDLUCINDA521LUCINDASCONFLICTWITHTHEMANSWORLD722LUCINDASCONFLICTWITHOSCAR923LUCINDASCONFLICTWITHAUSTRALIANCONVENTIONS123MOTIVATIONSFORPETERCAREYTODELINEATEFEMINISTCHARACTERSINOSCARANDLUCINDA1531FEMINISMANDAUSTRALIASCULTURALIDENTITY1532FEMINISMANDAUSTRALIANHISTORY164CONCLUSION18BIBLIOGRAPHY20ABSTRACTLUCINDAISAFEMINISTCHARACTERDELINEATEDBYAUSTRALIANWRITERPETERCAREYINHISBOOKERPRIZEWINNINGNOVELOSCARANDLUCINDATHROUGHTEXTUALANALYSISONLUCINDASCHARACTERIZATION,INPARTICULAR,HERLOVEANDHATREDWITHOSCAR,THEMANPROTAGONIST,HERCONFLICTSWITHTHETHENSOCIALCONVENTIONS,THEAUTHOROFTHISPAPERATTEMPTSTOARGUETHATWOMENINAUSTRALIAOFVICTORIANAGEWEREMARGINALIZEDTOWHICHAUSTRALIANCULTURALIDENTITYISRELATEDINLIGHTOFITSHISTORYANDCULTUREKEYWORDSLUCINDA,FEMINISM,CULTURALIDENTITY摘要露辛达是澳大利亚作家彼得凯里PETERCAREY,1943在其小说奥斯卡与露辛达（OSCARANDLUCINDA,1988）中所刻画的具有女权主义思想的人物之一。本文通过对露辛达人物形象的文本分析，尤其是其与男主人公奥斯卡之间的情感纠葛以及她与当时社会习俗冲突的描写，论证了在维多利亚时代的澳大利亚妇女处于被边缘化的地位，就文化及历史而言，它也与澳大利亚的文化身份相关联。关键词露辛达，女权主义,文化身份EXPLORATIONOFFEMINISMINOSCARANDLUCINDA1INTRODUCTIONPETERCAREYWASBORNINBACCHUSMARSHINVICTORIAIN1943,ANDWASLATEREDUCATEDATMONASHUNIVERSITY,WHEREHESTUDIEDSCIENCEHISEARLYCONTACTWITHWRITERS,LIKEBARRYOAKLEYANDMORRISLURIE,TURNEDHIMTOWARDSWRITINGANDADVERTISINGHESUPPORTEDHIMSELFBYWRITINGADVERTISINGCOPYDURINGHISEARLYLITERARYCAREERATRAITHESHARESWITHSALMANRUSHDIEPETERCAREYISABORNGENIUSHEISONEOFTHEMOSTCELEBRATEDAUSTRALIANLIVINGWRITERS,WHOSEWORKSHAVEBEENAWARDEDTHEBOOKERPRIZETWICE,MILESFRANKLINAWARDTHREETIMESANDTHECOMMONWEALTHWRITERSPRIZETWICEUPTONOW,HEHASPUBLISHEDEIGHTNOVELS,AMONGWHICHHISMAJORWORKSAREILLYWHACKER1985，JACKMAGGS1997,OSCARANDLUCINDA1988,TRUEHISTORYOFTHEKELLYGANG2000THETIMECOMMENTSTHATCAREYISANOVELISTDISTINGUISHEDBYHISREACHANDSCOPEMORETHANANYOTHERAUSTRALIANWRITER,CAREYISINTERESTEDINCREATINGVIABLEAUSTRALIANORIGINMYTHS1HISLEFTFIELDSENSIBILITYANDSTYLEHAVEMATUREDINTOSERIOUSFICTIONWITHALIGHTLYIRONICTOUCHTHEJUDGESWHOAWARDEDTHECOMMONWEALTHWRITERSPRIZETOJACKMAGGSSUMMEDITUPTHATTHETHEMESOFCOLONIALSELFDENIALANDTHESEARCHFORTHERECOVERYOFTHEORIGINALSELFAREHEREINANARRATIVETHATFORCESUSTOREFLECTONTHEMEANINGOFHISTORYOSCARANDLUCINDA,ABOOKERPRIZEWINNINGFICTIONIN1988,ISTHEMOSTCELEBRATEDWORKTHATHEHASWRITTEN2INGENERAL,ITISVIEWEDASACOMPLEXSYMBOLICTALEOFTHEARRIVALOFCHRISTIANITYINTOAUSTRALIAMANYSCHOLARSHAVEDONERESEARCHESONTHISNOVELFROMTHERESPECTOFTHEDEPICTIONOFVICTORIANPROGRESS,VICTORIANDOUBT1PETERCAREYREWRITESABOUTTHE19THAUSTRALIANHISTORYOFCOLONIALISMTHEADAPTATIONOFMODERNISM,WHICHISTHEQUESTIONINGANDDECONSTRUCTIONOFTRADITIONALREALISTICNOVELANDMODERNISTICHEROICMYTHOLOGYANDEXPRESSEDTHEWRITERSDOUBTANDNEGATIONOFMODERNISTHISTORYOFCOLONIALISM2ITMIGHTALSOBEHISMOSTPOPULARWORK,WHICHWASPUTINTOAFILMBYGILLIANARMSTRONGIN1997ANDITSCONTEMPORARYLEGACY,THOUGHTPROVOKINGSIGNALSORCONTENTSSUCHASTHEREWRITINGOFHISTORY,FAITH,PURELOVE,GAINANDLOST,GLASSANDWATER,GAMBLING,HERITAGEANDCULTUREASAFEMALEREADERIAMMUCHINTERESTEDINTHEFEMALESLIVINGCONDITIONINCOLONY,THEUNCOMPROMISEDCONTRADICTIONWITHTHESOCIETYANDTHEBITTERSTRUGGLEAGAINSTMANDOMINATEDWORLDINHISTORY,AUSTRALIA,THELANDFORGREATBRITAINEXILES,ONLYHADSMALLNUMBEROFFEMALECRIMINALS,THUSTHEIRSUFFERINGSANDFEELINGSWEREGENERALLYIGNOREDTHOSECHARACTERSSUCHASFORBEARANCE,WISDOM,INDEPENDENCEANDOPTIMISMNEEDEDINTHEEARLYBUSHLIFETOFIGHTAGAINSTADVERSENATURALCIRCUMSTANCEAREREGARDEDASSTRIKINGFEATURESOFMENWOMENSCONTRIBUTIONSDURINGTHERECLAMATIONOFWASTELANDAREOVERLOOKED,ANDTHEWOMENSSTATUSHASBEENMARGINALIZEDACCORDINGLYFROMTHENON1DUETOVARIOUSREASONS,WOMEN,FORQUITEAWHILE,HAVEBEINGIGNOREDANDDESPISEDBYMEN,WHOSETSTANDARDSFORWOMENINAPPAREL,MANNER,EVENTHESCOPEOFTHEIRTHOUGHTSCOLONISTSALSOTAKEADVANTAGEOFFEMINISMSSTANDSTOSUPPORTTHEIROWN“CIVILIZEDMISSION”THEYPROTECTWOMENANDPROVIDETHEMWITHTHEIDEALSATISFACTORYLIVINGMATERIALCONDITIONBUTALLTHESECOMEFROMTHESTANDPOINTOFMENTHERULEREVERYTHINGCONCERNINGWOMENISDIFFERENTACTUALLYTHEYAREVIEWED“THEOTHERS”ATTHESAMETIME,ALARGENUMBEROFWOMENHAVEACCUSTOMEDTOTHEUNEQUALANDRESTRAINEDLIFEMOSTOFTHEMHAVEEVENJOINEDTHERANKOFMENTOCRITICIZETHOSEWITHABURNINGWISHOFEQUALITYFACEDWITHHOSTILEENVIRONMENTSANDSUBORDINATEDTOTHE“DUALCOLONIZATION”,CANTHOSEWOMENWITHSTRONGSENSEOFINDEPENDENCEMASTERTHEIROWNFATEWHATDOTHEYHAVETOEXPERIENCEANDOVERCOMEBEFOREACHIEVINGTHATFREEDOMWEMAYHAVESOMEREFLECTIONSINTHETALESOFLUCINDA2FEMINISMINOSCARANDLUCINDAOSCARANDLUCINDATELLSUSABIZARRELOVESTORYBETWEENOSCARANDLUCINDAOSCARISBORNINASMALLBRITISHTOWNWHENHEISACHILDHISMOTHERDIEDANDHEGROWSUPINTOAJITTERYSONOFANASCETICCLERICWHOREGARDEDCHRISTMASPUDDINGASTHEFOODOFSATANSOTHEBOYRUNAWAYFROMHOMEANDJOINANOTHERDENOMINATIONTHE1SUCHKINDOFWOMENIMAGESAREALSOFOUNDINTHEWORKSBYHENRYLAWSONANDMANYOTHERWRITERSINTHE19THCENTURYANGLICANREVERENDHUGHSTRATTONBECOMESHISPROTECTORMRSTRATTONISVERYPO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