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FeminisminAStoryofanHour

河北大学外国语学院/张雪薇

【Abstract】g

ofanHourisatypicalnovelofheraboutthetopicoffeminism.

Thispaperisgoingtoanalyzethisstoryfromtheperspectiveof

feminism.

【Keywords】Feminism;AStory;anHour

Thestoryofanhourisaboutawomanwhogainedthe

“precious”freedomwheninformedtheaccidentaldeathofher

husband,butdisappointedtodiewhenshesawherhusbandalive.

Allthethingshappenedwithinanhour.

Atthebeginningofthestory,theauthortellsusthatMrs.

Mallardwasafflictedwithahearttroublesohersistertook

greatcaretobreaktoherasgentlyaspossiblethenewsofher

husband'anlearnfromthisdescriptionthatMrs.

Mallardwasinatroublesituation:troubledwithheartdia,

fragile,iaappearsinthe

ndofthestory,thedoctorsaidthat

shewasdiedofheartdia—eethat

ople

dthatherhusbanddied,allofthemthought

regardedthe

stguesdthe

reasonaccordingtothetraditionalmoralprinciplesandfromthe

perspectiveofman.

TheUnitedStatesinthe19thcentury,legal,religiousand

traditionalpracticesstrictrestrictionsonwomen,especially

uldnotvote,cannotmaketheir

voicesheardinthepoliticalsphere;mostoftheworkrefud

tohirefemalestaff,themajorityofwomencanonlyperform

houholdchores;proportionofeducatedwomenisfarlowerthan

time,womenwereregardedasanappendage

odyallignoredthatwomanisalsoanindividual

andalsohavetherighttopursuefreedom,happnessandthe

tuallyisakindofdiscriminationtowards

d

doesn'tliveahappylifewithherhusbandandsheevenhaveno

thofher

shemust

sadnessiscoveredbythenoffreefomgradually.

ditisalong

thistime,d'sfeeling

changedfromsadtohopefultodespairedandshefinallydiedof

heartdia.“Whensheabandonedherlfalittlewhispered

ditoverandover

underherbreath:‘free,free,free!’Thevacantstareandlookof

ayedkeen

sbeatfast,andthecoursingbloodwarmed

andrelaxedeveryinchofherbody.”n

beregardedastheawakeningofLoui'anto

realizethenofindividual,

twasareflectionof

arsthebadnews,herreactiondoesnotlikethe

vastmajorityofwomeninsocietyas“immediatelycollapd,

unabletoacceptthereality”,butimmediatelycried,thenpour

,Louiinsistedgoingbackto

uiwasfacedwiththenaturalworldthatis

fullofvitality,sheinitiallyfilledwithfear,andtheninfinitejoy

nfacedwiththeunexpectedreturn

ofherhusband,Louiemotionsonceagainintogreatsorrow.

Thesuddendespairandlosingoffreedomforthecondtimewas

nsherfreedomandthen

lositduringtheshorthour.

Writingthisnovel,theauthorwantstoemphasisthe

uthor'smind,freedom

inglivingalifewithout

freedomwithdeath,this

perspective,thof

menandmenhavetherightto

pursuethelifetheywant.

“TheStoryofanHour”isoneofthetypical

meof

hernovelmostlyreflectsthecallforfreedomandthepursuitof

nitedStatesinthelate19thcenturyandearly20th

century,that“deviant”

inthewomen'sliberationmovementhaxperienced100years

later,wefoundthatthefemaleconsciousnessimpliedinChopin's

t,

theinterpretationofherworkshasanirreplaceableandpractical

evethegoalofequality,westillhavealong

waytogo.

作者简介：张雪薇(1994-)，女，河北沧州人，河北大学

外国语学院英语系，本科。

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