关于《屋顶丽人》和《德伯家的苔丝》女性主义差异性的对比分析

1、    关于屋顶丽人和德伯家的苔丝女性主义差异性的对比分析    仇贝贝abstract：doris lessing fully expressed her feminist consciousness in the short story-a woman on a roof,which reflects her profoundthinking of modern women's living condition.it' s well-known that thomas hardy also creates a classical fe

2、male character （tess）in hisfamous novel-tess of the d' urbervilles.it' s obvious that those two writers both present their own understanding of feminist consciousnessin their works.therefore,this paper tries to conduct a comparative analysis between these two books on the basis of feminism d

3、ifferences.first,this paper aims to find out feminism differences between those two books from the perspective of characterization of main characters.then,this paper will analyze such differences and then point out reasons in order to explain these differences.finally,this paper will drawsome conclu

4、sion on this study and put forward some constructive suggestions for further study.keywords：feminist consciousness；feminism differences；characterization中圖分类号：h059 ：a ：1672-1578（2019）01-0285-011.chapter one feminism difference1.1 social statusaccording to the description in the short story,the woman

5、onthe roof belongs to the upper class and is very wealthy.for exam-ple“she lay face down on a brown blanket.they could see the toppart of her：black hair,a flushed solid back,arms spread out"（paragraph 2）it shows that the woman is sunbathing on a sunny roof and sheenjoys such a relaxing lifestyl

6、e.however,the beginning part of thestory actually tells that it' s a very hot day now and three workershave to work on such a hard day.it' s ironical that the woman en-joys the hot sun because she be longs to the upper class and doesn'thave to work under the sun.this kind of irony reveal

7、s the status ofthis woman and reflects the conflicts between different social clas-ses.compared with this woman,tess is rather poor and her socialstatus is extremely low.her father,her mother,everything seems very miserable forher.she has to struggle for life,which is totally from the woman onthe ro

8、of.they belong to two different social classes,which deter-mine different personalities.1.2 personalitythe woman on the roof is very powerful,cool and remote,showing her utter indifference to the three men.facing three men,she always occupies the dominant situation and possesses a sense ofsuperiorit

9、y.the novel reflects the woman' s indifferent attitudes to-wards three men and her gestures clearly show her superiority aboveothers.she doesn' t care about others' thoughts and action.however,as what is mentioned in the above,tess is ratherdifferent.her social status determines that she

10、 can' t be so powerfuland indifferent.instead,she is kind,feminine and fragile.she isalways hurt by others and is unable to contend for her fate.2.chapter two reason for feminism difference2.1 social backgrounddoris lessing and thomas hardy live in different times,so it's obvious that the co

11、ntents of their works are different,especially inthe reflection of feminism.thomas hardy lives in the victorian society and the? status ofwomen? in the? victorian era? is often seen as an illustration ofthe striking discrepancy between the united kingdom' s nationalpower and wealth.during the er

12、a symbolized by the reign of britishmonarch? queen victoria,women did not have suffrage rights,theright to sue,or the right to own property.at the same time,womenparticipated in the paid workforce in increasing numbers followingthe?industrial revolution.feminist ideas spread among the edu-cated fema

13、le middle classes,discriminatory laws were repealed,andthe women' s suffrage? movement gained momentum in the lastyears of the victorian era.by the victorian era,the concept of "pater familias" ,meaningthe husband as head of the household and moral leader of his fami-ly,was firmly entr

14、enched in british culture.while doris leasing,she lives in the times when feministmovement is well-developed.during this period,the first-wavefeminism has occurred.the first-wave feminism was a period ofactivity during the 19th century and early twentieth century.in theuk and us,it focused on the pr

15、omotion of equal contract,mar-riage,parenting,and property rights for women.by the end of the19th century,activism focused primarily on gaining political power,particularly the right of women' s? suffrage,though some feministswere active in campaigning for women's? sexual,? reproductive,and?

16、 economic rights? as well.thus doris is fully aware of femi-nist consciousness and she inputs her understanding and personalthoughts into her works.as a result,social background actually has great impact oncharacterization and contents of literary works.3.chapter three conclusionthrough comparing co

17、ntents of feminism in a woman on aroof and tess of the d' urbervilles,readers can find out somedifferences of characterization of female characters from the perspec-tive of social status and personality.the woman on the roof andtess appear different from those aspects.different social back-groun

18、d leads to different understanding of feminism；thus the con-tents of literary works are certain to be different.on the basis of this comparative study,on the one hand,read-ers get to know women's living condition in different times；on theother hand,readers learn about authors' reflection of feminism,inorder to help further study authors.finally,comparison and contrast is also a useful way in re-searching feminism in literature.references：1watts,cedric.2007.? thomas hardy：tess of th