《母亲的反抗》女性主义解读

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1、《母亲的反抗》女性主义解读　　【Abstract】TheRevoltof“Mother”isoneofMaryE.WilkinsFreeman’smostpopularshortstorieswhichpresentsuswithanewwoman―therebelliousmother.ThroughanalyzingthetraditionalgenderrelationshipinPenns，andSarah’ssuccessfulrevolt，thisthesisaimstostudythefeministideasFreemanp

2、resentedinthestory.　　【Keywords】TheRevoltof“Mother”；Patriarchy；subversion　　MaryE.FreemanisrecognizedbyreadersasawriterofexcellentshortstoriesofNewEnglandvillagelife.Sheisbestknownforthe“localcolor”，suchasrealisticdetails，true-to-lifecharactersanddialect.Theseelementsarealso

3、presentinTheRevoltof“Mother”.Inthisstory，amother，SarahhasbeenwaitingfortyyearsforanewhouseherhusbandAdonirampromisedher.However，whenhegotenoughmoney，hepreferredtoconstructanewbarninsteadofanewhouse.Sarahtriedinvaintomakeherhusbandchangehismind.Ultimately，whileAdoniramwento

4、utforhorses，Sarahtookadvantageofthisopportunityandmovedallthehouseholdbelongingsintothenewbarn，thusgotthefamilyanewhouse.WhenAdoniramcameback，hehadnochoicebuttoacceptthesituation.AccordingtoRenaKorb，“thisshortstoryreachedsuchfamethatitisreportedthatTheodoreRoosevelt，whoatt

5、hetimewasthegovernorofNewYork，recommendedthatmothersreadit‘forirsstrongmorallesson’”（RenaKorb2002）.　　“Onthesurface，thisdomesticdramamayseemcomic，andsomecriticshavecalleditfunny.Behindthisfolksyhumor，however，thereisaserioussubtext”（MarthJ.Cutter，2002）.Indeed，manyearlycritic

6、sandreaderslabelthestoryas“comicfantasy”.Butmanylatercritics，particularlywomen，claimthattheseearlierandprimarilymasculinereadersdidittodenythatawomandarestodefygenderrolesandeventuallysucceedinsubvertingherhusband’sstatus.Asamatteroffact，“thewife'srevoltagainstthewillofher

7、husbandandthewillofherentiretownandregiontouchesonveryseriousissuesoffemaleidentityandtherelationshipbetweenthesexes”（RenaKorb2002）.Lotsoffeministscallthestoryadeclarationofindependenceiftraditionalwoman.Similarly，fromtheangleoffeminist，thispaperistryingtostudyhowtheauthor

8、depictedtraditionalpatriarchy，andalsohowshedeconstructedthispatriarchybythedescriptionoft