【作者】 王冬梅；

【导师】 张儒林；

【作者基本信息】 西北师范大学 ， 英语语言文学， 2002， 硕士

【摘要】 本文从黑人女权主义文学批评的理论角度分析了艾丽斯·沃克的成功之作《紫色》所表达的主题，即双重压迫下的黑人妇女对自我的寻求。第一部分主要介绍艾丽斯·沃克的生平、创作经历，回顾了评论界对她的创作及她的小说《紫色》的评价及反应，介绍了黑人女权主义文学批评理论并主要论述了黑人女权主义文学批评家芭芭拉·史密斯对于黑人女权主义文学批评提出的两条基本理论原则，即：第一，黑人女权主义批评应是种族政治和性政治相结合的批评；第二，黑人女权主义批评家应注重黑人妇女的自身经验。第二部分从芭芭拉·史密斯对于黑人女权主义文学批评提出的这两条基本理论原则出发，重点从两个方面分析了小说的主题：一方面从种族和性别两个角度考察了黑人妇女在双重压迫下所处的政治状况和生活境遇，另一方面也从两个角度展现了黑人妇女对自我的寻求，即黑人妇女对广阔历史背景中标志自身存在的文化和传统的寻求(因为拥有黑人妇女自己的文化与传统是对种族歧视和性别歧视强有力的抗击)和对作为拥有价值和尊严的造物之奇迹的完整自我的寻求(这种寻求历经了从觉醒到反抗、从获得精神和经济独立到建立新型的黑人男女关系的曲折艰辛的奋斗之路)。第三部分通过对上两部分的总结概括指出，《紫色》中处于双重压迫下的黑人妇女，通过对自己的文化和传统的寻求及对完整自我的寻求，最终找到了自我，实现了男女平等，获得了独立和自主。同时也指出，艾丽斯·沃克创作的这部小说为黑人妇女及世界上所有妇女争取自由和解放的斗争指引了一条光辉的道路。更多还原

【Abstract】 This thesis analyzes the theme of Alice Walker’s most distinguished novel The Color Purple from the theoretical perspective of black feminist criticism, concluding that the theme expressed by Alice Walker in this novel is black women’s search for self-identity under racial and sexual oppressions. The thesis consists of three parts. Part One introduces Alice Walker’s life story, writing experiences; critical reviews on Alice and The Color Purple, and black feminist literary criticism, mainly the two basic critical principles proposed by Barbara Smith: first, it should be a political criticism involving racial and sexual politics; second, a black feminist critic should attach great importance to black women’s experience. Based on the two basic principles proposed by Barbara Smith for black feminist criticism to follow. Part Two mainly focuses on the analysis of the theme of the novel, which is illustrated in two points. The first point is an examination of black women’s political condition and state of life under the double oppression, which is further discussed from racial oppression and sexual oppression upon black women; the second point focuses on black women’s search for self-identity, which is subdivided into two aspects: black women’s search for their cultural identity in a large historical context (because possessing black women’s own culture and tradition is a powerful resistance to racial and sexual discriminations), and their search for the integrity of self as a wonder of creation with worth and dignity (through the struggle from awakening to revolting, from attainment of independence in spirituality and economy to establishment of a new relationship with black men). Part Three summaries the contents mentioned above and concludes that in searching for their own culture and tradition and the integrity of self, black women in The Color Purple have finally found their identity, achieved the equality of men and women, and obtained independence and autonomy. Meanwhile, the thesis illustrates that Alice Walker’s true intention to write this novel is to point out a bright way for the freedom and liberation of black women as well as women all over the world.更多还原