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1、AnalyzethecharacterofDameVanWinkleanddiscussherfunctionasavillain.Dosethestorycarrysexualprejudice?DameVanWinkleisdescribedasacaptious,man-eatingwomanwhoalwaysscoldsherhusbandinthisstory.Butforme,Mrs.WinkleisabravelaboriouswomanAsavillain,shemakesRipVanWinkle’simageofa“simple,go
2、od-naturedman”moreclear,andsheisthecarrieroftheprejudiceofwomeninthatsociety.Soinmyopinionthisstorydoescarrysexualprejudice.Damevanwinkleisatypicalhellcataccordingtothedescriptioninthestory.Shealwaystaxeswithherhusbandvolublyandactingveryshrewish.FormthedescriptionofRipas“akindn
3、eighbor,andahusbandwhoobeyedhiswife”inthebeginningifthestory,wecanseethatinrip’sfamily,thepersonwhoroletheroastisDameVanWinkleandshecontrolsherhusbandwithherpower.Withthisdescription,ourfirstexpressionofMrs.Winkleisthatsheisadomineeringwoman.Whenwereadthesentence:”hertonguewasen
4、dlesslygoing.Everythinghesaidordidwassuretoproducemoreangrytalk.”wecangettheimagethatDameVanwinkleissharp-tonguedandfractious.Asthedevelopmentoftheplot,theauthorportrayedapicturethatMrs.Winklebreakintotheclubtoblameallthepeopleabouttheirworthlessnessandidleness.Afterreadingallth
5、eseevidenceabove,itiseasyforustobuilduptheexpressionthatdamevanwinkleisareallyviragointhesmallvillage.Butifwereaddeeplyintothestorywecanfindthatthiskindofimageiscarryingalotofprejudice.Mrs.Winkleisaspecialwomanandsheisbraveandhardworking.Thestorytellsusthatripisakindandeasy-goin
6、gman,whenhiswifeblameshim,henevertalkback.Atthesametime,theauthoralsowritethat“RipVanWinklehadonegreatfault;hedisliked---indeed,hehated---anykindofprofitablelabour.”Theconditionofhisfarmisworsethananyofhisneighbors’butripisstillwonderinginthewoodsorlazingawaywiththepeopleinthecl
7、ubinsteadofdoingfarmwork.Itmeansthatasamanwhoshouldworkandearnmoneytosupporthisfamily,ripisatotalfailure.Thenwewillaskwhoisworkingtotakecareofthefamily?Ofcausetheanswerisdamevanwinkle.Sincethehusbandnevertakeshisresponsibility,thewifehastogooutworkinglikeaman,dotheentirehousewor
8、kandbringupthechildren.Inthestorywhenripgotback
