An Analysis of The Moon and Sixpence from the Perspective of Feminism开题报告

 2022-08-08 09:33:42

1. 研究目的与意义

It was in the English literature class that I first heard the name Maugham and then began to know him and his stories. After that I am interested in this writer. William Somerset Maugham, an English realist writer with lots of novels and short stories, is said to be one of the most popular writers in the twentieth century. He is really good at telling stories and know how to attract readers. Among his novels, The Moon and Sixpence is a well-known one. It mainly tells us the story of a protagonist, Charles Strickland, with three different women--his wife Mrs. Strickland, his lover Blanche and a woman named Ata. Meanwhile, these three female images created by the author also represent the female view of author or male society at that time. A good literature is worthy of being studied from different perspectives. In order tounderstand this novel deeply, I decided to analyze this story, especially three women in it, from the perspective of feminism. Thus we can not only know the Maugham#8217;s female view, but also get a better understanding of feminism and feminist literary criticism from three women wrote by Maugham.

2. 研究内容和预期目标

My thesis mainly analyzes three female images and Maugham#8217;s view on women in The Moon and Sixpence from the perspective of Feminism. I hope that through this study, we can analyze some characters of this work from a new perspective instead of only focusing on the leading character from the theme of humanity. The outline of my thesis is as follow: An analysis of The Moon and Sixpence from the Perspective of Feminism 1.Introduction 2.Literature review 2.1 A brief introduction of The Moon and Sixpence and the author 2.2 The status quo of domestic and foreign research 3.Feminism and Feminist literary criticism 3.1 The definition and evolution of feminism 3.2 Feminist literary criticism and its development 4.Three female Images in this story 4.1 Mrs. Strickland 4.2 Blanche 4.3 Ata 5. Feminist literary criticism of this story 5.1 Maugham#8217;s misogyny 5.2Maugham#8217;s view on women 6. Conclusion

3. 国内外研究现状

The Moon and Sixpence is a work from the perspective of a man, which is unfair for women to be written by a man. Among them, many description of women are incomplete or even distorted, which obviously neglects the characteristics of women themselves. (Wang, 2014) In an exploration of human nature in The Moon and Sixpence, Luo (2011) said that Strickland despises women and he is a selfish man. In fact, Strickland never left a woman in his whole life. In addition to the ex-wife, Stroeve's wife, Blanche, and finally on the island of Tahiti, the adorable girl Ata living together, it can be said that without the care of these women, especially when Blanche carefully looked after for him during his illness and when Ata was accompanied by the last stages of his life, Strickland not only failed to achieve his prestige, but already lost his life. But Strickland, on the other hand, enjoys the comfort of a woman's love without regard to their feelings or even their life. Leaving his ex-wife and leaving Blanche, even when Ata was at risk for the spread of leprosy, he did not care them at all, except contempt and ridicule. In Beauvoir's the Second Sex, she frequently mentioned the real position of woman in man's world---the Other. In her opinion, woman is an inevitable part in man's life, because he needs something real and other than himself to attain himself. Though no man would consent to be a woman, every man wants women to exist(139-141). Strickland never admits the importance of woman in his life, but the truth is that he cannot live without one by his side all the time. A meal-cooker is not all that he wants because woman can also provide a 'great variety of behavior and sentiment to stimulate and enrich his life' (Beauvoir 192). 'Feminist criticism is the result of the upsurge and deep penetration of the Western feminist movement in the fields of culture and literature and thus inevitably has a clear political orientation.' (Wang , 2005)

4. 计划与进度安排

The plan: After finishing choosing the topic of my thesis, I will use the resources of college library and Internet materials to collectthe information about the topic. Then I will analyze the literature and sort them out to determine the orientation and content of my thesis. The process: Before Nov. 10th,2022--To finish selecting the topic of the thesis, collect reasonably literature materials; Before Nov. 30th, 2022-- To finish the research proposal, and read relevant materials; Before Mar. 18th,2022-- To finish the first draft; Before Apr. 30th,2022-- To finish the modification of the thesis, final draft ; Before May 25th,2022-- To finish the oral defense of the dissertation. The expected effect: Accomplish a satisfactory paper

5. 参考文献

[1] Bressler, C. E. Literary Studies: An Introduction to Theory and Practice[M]. Beijing: Higher Education Press, 2004. [2] Hastings, S. The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham[M]. London: John Murray, 2009. [3] Maugham, W.S. The Moon and Sixpence[M]. Shanghai: Shanghai World Publishing Corporation, 2016. [4] Maugham, W.S. The Summing Up[M]. London: Dover Publication, 1996, 45. [5]Simone.D.Beauvoir. The Second Sex[M]. Jonathan Cape,1972. [6] 董莹.毛姆的《月亮和六便士》的女性主义解读[J].课外语文，2016,(15):4. [7]丁霞.从精神分析和女性主义角度解析《月亮和六便士》中主人公的出走[D].郑州大学，2004. [8]高俊利.《月亮和六便士》中的多维人性[J].湖北函授大学学报，2015,28(13):186-187 190. [9]李迎霞.毛姆小说《月亮与六便士》的人性主题研究[D].伊犁师范学院硕士论文，2015. [10]毛姆.萨默塞特著.傅惟慈译.月亮和六便士「M].北京:外国文学出版社，1981. [11]倪志娟.女性主义研究的历史回顾和当代发展[J].江西社会科学，2005,(06):135-141. [12]苏玲.俗人#183;恶人#183;野人--从《月亮和六便士》女性形象的存在主义解读看毛姆妇女观[J].攀枝花学院学报，2004,(03):53-54. [13]王明霞.从女性主义视角解读毛姆的《月亮和六便士》[J].海外英语，2014,(24):207-209. [14]西蒙#183;德#183;波娃著.郑克鲁译.第二性「M].上海译文出版社，2011. [15]肖明华.当代女性主义文学批评的发生与影响[J].青海社会科学,2015,(01):146-151. [16]禹建湘.女性主义及女性主义文学批评[J].高等函授学报(哲学社会科学版)，2005,(02):35-38. [17]张雪芹.论《月亮和六便士》中毛姆的厌女情结[D].河北师范大学，2011.

剩余内容已隐藏，您需要先支付 1元 才能查看该篇文章全部内容！立即支付

以上是毕业论文开题报告，课题毕业论文、任务书、外文翻译、程序设计、图纸设计等资料可联系客服协助查找。

您可能感兴趣的文章