《芒果街上的小屋》中的女性形象

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On the Female Images in The House on Mango Street

浅析《芒果街上的小屋》中的女性形象

作 者 胡 丽 完成日期2013年 4月 27日

指导教师 车 欢 欢 职称 讲 师

院 别 外国语学院 专业 英 语

班 级 2009级 1 班 学号 09280115

二○一三 年 四 月 二十七 日

LESHAN TEACHERS COLLEGE

On the Female Images in The House on Mango Street

By Hu Li

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Supervisor Che Huanhuan

2013 LESHAN

Acknowledgments

I gratefully acknowledge the following people who have helped me in various ways in this

graduation paper.

Firstly, I want to show my sincere appreciation to my supervisor Miss Che, she spent a lot of time and shows her great concern to my paper. Miss Che inspired me to create new idea, perfected my writing style and corrects my errors in my creation with her profound knowledge.

Secondly, I’d like to express my thanks to all teachers who have taught me during my studies for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Leshan Teachers College, for their instructive and insightful lectures and their general supports in writing the present paper.

Thirdly, I want to show my gratitude to my parents and classmates, they encouraged me a lot in this graduation paper. Without them, I can not finish it successfully. So thanks again.

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Abstract

The House on Mango Street is a novel by Mexican-American female writer Sandra Cisneros. From the perspective of the heroine Esperanza, the book records the growth of her in the form of monologue. It also reflexes the suffering of the heroine and the females on mango street from sexism, racialism and patriarchy. By analyzing the typical female images, this paper aims to express the feminism the author intends to convey, to introspect the traditional value of Mexican females and to advocate females’ real independence. This paper comprises three parts. The first consists of two points. The first one is a brief introduction to feminism theory, and the second one on research background, brief analysis of current research achievements concerning this book. The second part is introduction, comparison, and analysis of the typical female characters in this book, for example, heroine’s mother and aunt, who are the La Virgen de Guadulupe type representing traditional female image in Mexican culture, and La Malinche type like Marlyn and Sally. The third part mainly analyzes life experience of Esperanza, then highlights new women images and due value, outlook on life for new women through her several awakenings.

Key words: The House on Mango Street; Ethnic women; female image; value

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摘 要

《芒果街上的小屋》是美国墨西哥裔女性作家桑德拉?希斯内罗丝的成名作，书中通过主人公小女孩埃斯佩朗莎?科尔德罗的视角，用日记样的独白记录下了她自身的成长。反映了女人公及整个芒果街的族裔女性饱受性别、种族、父权等迫害的生活状态。本文将重点从女性主义的角度，通过分析文中出现的典型女性形象，尤其是女主人公埃斯佩朗莎的成长经历，由此指出女主人公是区别于传统墨西哥瓜达卢佩圣母型和马琳齐型的新女性，揭示作者想表达的女性主义思想，反思传统墨西哥女性的价值观，提倡女性真正的独立自主，文章首先是对女性主义理论进行简要介绍，阐述其含义和意义。接着对书中的典型女性形象进行介绍、比较和分析，分别是代表传统墨西哥文化中瓜达卢佩圣母型的文中主人公的母亲和姨母，马琳齐型的马琳和莎莉，最后将重点解析女主人公埃斯佩朗莎的成长经历，通过她的几个觉醒来凸显新女性形象，和新女性应有的价值观人生观。

关键词：《芒果街上的小屋》；族裔女性 ；女性形象 ；价值观

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