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1、英语文学名著精读浙大期末论文BirthofNewWomanAbstract:Themainpurposeofthispaperistoshowthecharacteristicsof"newwoman"ontheprotagonist-Vivie.Victorianwomenwereexpectedtomaintainapoisedanddignifiedmanner,andtobeobedienttotheirhusbands'requests,Vivieisafineexampleofgenderreformation,shedef
2、iestheVictorianexpectationsofanobedientwoman.Withafirmhandshake,mathematicdegree,cigarette-smoking,whisky-drinkinghabits,Vivieisadirectchallengetothetraditionlimitationsonwomen’ssphere.Thoughtherearecapriceandcompromisesinthemiddle,atlast,Viviebreaksupwitharomanticlifest
3、yle,breaksupwithhersuitorsandbreaksupwithhermother,absorbedinherworkandabsorbedinapragmatic,selfsufficientnewlife.Keywords:prostitution,profession,marriage,romance,newwomanVictorianera（ 20June1837—22January1901）hasdemographicimbalanceinfavourofwomen(UnitedKingdomCensus18
4、51reveals4%morewomenthanmen). Victorianwomendidnothavesuffragerights,therighttosue,ortherighttoownproperty.Atthesametime,womenparticipatedinthepaidworkforceinincreasingnumbersfollowingthe IndustrialRevolution.Theseconditionsleadtowoman’sinferioritytomenandmoreseriously,t
5、heproblemofprostitutionbegantoshiftfromamoral/religiouscausetoa socio-economic one.Theyearsbetween1848and1870sawaveritableexplosioninthenumberofinstitutionsworkingon"reforming"prostitutesand"saving"these"fallenwomen" .Meanwhile,thethemeofprostitutionandthe"fallenwoman"(a
6、nywomanwhohashad sexualintercourse outof marriage)becameastaplefeatureofVictorianliterature. Unlikeotherplaysaboutfallenwomen,Shawshiftstheburdenofguiltfromindividualismtothesociety,whichisverynotablewhenViviegivesupheroriginalclaimthat"Peoplearealwaysblamingcircumstance
7、sforwhattheyare.Idon'tbelieveincircumstances."andwhenMrs.Warrenrespondswithoutshameandrepentancebutwithvigorousself-justificationtoVivie’sinquiryofherprofession.Shawcritiquestheeconomicalsystemwhichproduces"Mrs.Warren",attackingtheproblematicdoublestandardofmaleprivilege
8、andthedeeplyentrenchedobjectificationofwomen．［２］AsShawsaidhimselfthatthepurposeofwritingtheplayis:"todr
