杰克∙伦敦作品中女性人物形象及伦敦女性观研究

摘要杰克伦敦是美国著名的现实主义作家。从1900年起，他出版了许多短篇和长篇小说，他的作品通常带有社会主义和个人主义的思想。同时，他对于性别问题十分感兴趣并且做了许多的研究。《海狼》讲述了一段发生在海上的冒险故事，带领读者感受自然和人性的冷酷。《马丁伊登》是伦敦的自传体小说，讲述了一位未受教育的水手为了追求爱人，开始阅读书籍，自学知识，努力成为作家的故事。本文主要从杰克伦敦所塑造的两位女性形象入手，她们分别是《海狼》的莫德布鲁斯特和《马丁伊登》的露丝小姐，结合性别理论，探讨杰克伦敦塑造的新女性人物和19世纪中产阶级女性人物。通过分析伦敦女性人物的特点及其遭遇，本文反映了伦敦对于两种女性不同的态度和看法，从而体现了他矛盾的女性观。30305
关键词性别问题   性别理论   新女性   中产阶级女性
毕业论文外文摘要
Title   A Study of Jack London’s Female Characters and London’s Views on Women
Abstract
Jack London is a famous American realistic writer. Since 1900, he had published a large amount of novels and short stories, which are often related to socialism and inpidualism. At the same time, he developed an interest in sex and had specialized on sex for many years. The Sea-Wolf tells an adventure story that happens at sea, enabling readers to learn more about nature and humanity. Martin Eden is an autobiographical novel of Jack London, and it tells a story of an uneducated sailor who learns knowledge and struggles to become a writer because of his lover. This thesis mainly focuses on two female characters, Maud Brewster in The Sea-Wolf and Ruth Morse in the Martin Eden. Combining with gender theories, this thesis will analyze Jack London’s New Woman and middle-class women of 19th century. London has quite different attitudes towards them, which reflects his ambiguous and contradictory views on women.
Keywords   sex   gender theory   New Woman   middle-class womenTable of Contents
1 Introduction    1
1.1 Jack London and The Sea-Wolf and Martin Eden    1
1.2 Literature Review    2
1.3 Theoretical Framework and Thesis Structure    4
2 London’s Positive View on Women    6
2.1 Women’s Low Status and Women’s Femininity in The Sea-Wolf    6
2.2 Maud Brewster as a New Woman    6
2.3 Maud Brewster’s Role in the Novel    9
2.3.1 Demonstration of the Notion of Gender Fluidity    9
2.3.2 Maud Brewster’s Role in Realizing London’s Socialism    10
3 London’s Negative View on Women    12
3.1 Ruth Morse as an Ideal Woman    12
3.2 Ruth Morse’s Limitations    14
3.3 London’s Attitude towards Ruth Morse    16
Conclusion    18
Acknowledgements    19
References    20
1 Introduction
1.1    Jack London and The Sea-Wolf and Martin Eden
Born in 1876 in San Francisco, Jack London was a famous American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers who gain considerable fame around the world and make a large fortune by just writing. Since 1900, London has written and published many novels, telling the stories about the life of American people in the lower class. Deeply influenced by Nietzsche, London constantly studies the inpidualism and socialism in his works. For 16 years, London published 19 full-length novels, more than 150 short stories, 3 scripts and a large number of other forms of works. The most famous ones include The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea-Wolf (1904), White Fang (1906), Martin Eden (1909) and “Love of Life” (1905). 杰克∙伦敦作品中女性人物形象及伦敦女性观研究:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_25957.html