Eco-feminist Reflection in The Edible Woman开题报告

 2023-01-17 19:51:42

1. 研究目的与意义

When it comes to contemporary Canada literature, Margaret Atwood is undoubtedly one of representatives. She has achieved a lot of awards, such as, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias Award. Margaret Atwood#8217;s first novel The Edible Women exposes male domination of nature and women, criticizes patriarchy which is the main cause of the control of nature as well as women by depicting the fate of nature and women. The Edible Woman is a novel written in 1969 that helped to establish Margaret Atwood as a prose writer of major significance. And, Atwood claims that The Edible Woman which she wrote four years before the feminist movement coincide with the early second wave of the movement. The feminist label shows Atwood#8217;s deep concern for the present feminism and ecological politics. Nowadays, as people pay much more attention on feminist, The Edible Woman becomes more popular. The research on The Edible Woman is not useless but profound and challenging. Although it is said that today is sexual equality, there are still many people fighting for the equality of women. The Edible Woman can be used to edify the masses no matter men or women. It is also an enlightenment for the current social problem, how to balance between human beings and nature.

2. 研究内容和预期目标

This thesis aims to reinterpret The Edible Woman through the viewpoint of eco-feminist and reveal the ecological meaning, the feminist consciousness and the relationship between all of living things which include human beings. The whole essay consists of five sections. The first section is about introduction, the brief introduction of Margaret Atwood and eco-feminist. The second part occupies on literature review. In this part, variety of home and abroad researches are introduced. The third part mainly discusses the identification of eco-feminist and patriarchy. In this part, I will analyze the relationship between nature and women, man#8217;s domination over women and nature and contradiction between men, women and nature. The fourth part is about a new world reconstructed by eco-feminist and elaborate environmental ethics which reflect harmonious and equal relationship between human beings and nature and point out that human beings should get along with nature peacefully. The last is conclusion which sums up the relationship between men, women and nature and point out the influence on the current social problem.

3. 国内外研究现状

Over the years, The Edible Woman has been continuously drawing literary critics#8217; attention since the book published. At home and overseas, scholars have conducted an abundance of researches on The Edible Woman. Researches have mainly focused on the following aspects: the feminist point of view; the analysis of characters; the underground theme in the novel; the awakening of female consciousness; theme of female growth, which lays stress on the process of women#8217;s seeking for identity in the patriarchal society. Most researches have focused on the feminist elements in the novel. In China, more and more people are attracted by Atwood. Her enhancing popularity has been proved by a huge number of criticisms, translations and essays on her works, among which, Margaret and Her Writing by Fu Jun represents the most remarkable achievement. This book shows Atwood#8217;s innovative writings skills and thematic concerns in detail. However, Atwood#8217;s feminist, ecological awareness and eco-feminism are concerned mostly by the public. Huang Meilian writes in her paper #8220;Roads Taken by Women of Their Own Will through by Margaret Atwood#8217;s Novels#8221;: #8220;Margaret Atwood always depicts the cruel reality to remind women of their abject and miserable life and urge them to become self-consciousness.#8221;In her paper #8220;The Surfacing of An Eco-feminist Awareness#8221;, Wu Xiana points out : #8220;Atwood is one of the first Canadian novelists who profound the women-nature relationship with a combination of feminist and ecological perspectives.#8221; Foreign scholars have done some thorough researches on The Edible Woman as well. The famous American modern feminist critic Elaine Showalter says that the works of Atwood are suitable for feminist courses. In 1975, Annette Kolodny discussed the nature of feminism based on Atwood#8217;s two earliest novels - The Edible Woman and Surfacing. T. D. MaLulich specifically calls The Edible Woman a work of art. In his essay #8220;Atwood#8217;s Adult Fairy Tale#8221;, he contends that many critics view this book as a novel about external events only and that is the reason for the critical disinterest in this novel. #8220;Today a novel about events in the external world is thought of as somehow more superficial than a novel which seeks to portray inner psychological events#8221;. Wilson discovers there is a horrible atmosphere like that of Gothic novels in The Edible Woman from her #8220;Margaret Atwood#8217;s Fairy-tale Sexual Politics#8221;. Wilson says, #8220;As the first charter describes, the centre of this research is the fact of genders: Atwood is a female writer, who presents female#8217;s fate of being eaten or dismembered by fairy tale#8221;.

4. 计划与进度安排

Outline ChapterⅠ. Brief introduction 1.1 Introduction of Margaret Atwood 1.2 Summary of The Edible Woman 1.3 Theory of eco-feminist 1.4 Literature review 1.4.1 Current studies on The Edible Woman 1.4.2 Creative studies on The Edible Woman Chapter Ⅱ.Hostile or friendly relationship among men, women and nature 2.1 Relationship between women and nature 2.1.1 The Maternal Connection between Nature and Women 2.1.2 The Symbolic Connection between Nature and Women 2.2 Relationship between men and nature 2.2.1 Domination over Nature 2.2.2 Anti-anthropocentrism 2.3 Relationship between men and women 2.3.1 Domination over Women 2.3.2 Anti-androcentrism Chapter Ⅲ. A new world 3.1 The Harmony between Men and Women 3.2 The Harmony between Mankind and Nature Chapter Ⅳ. Conclusion 4.1 Summary 4.2 Enlightenment Works Cited:

5. 参考文献

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