美国文学-瑞普-凡-温克尔夫人形象解析

1、DameVanWinkleisdescribedasacaptious,man-eatingwomanwhoalwaysscoldsherhusbandinthisstory.Butforme,Mrs.WinkleisabravelaboriouswomanAsavillain,shemakesRipVanWinkle'imageofasimple,good-naturedman”moreclear,andsheisthecarrieroftheprejudiceofwomeninthatsociety.Soinmyopinionthisstorydoescarrysexualprej

2、udice.Damevanwinkleisatypicalhellcataccordingtothedescriptioninthestory.Shealwaystaxeswithherhusbandvolublyandactingveryshrewish.FormthedescriptionofRipas“akindneighbor,andahusbandwhoobeyedhiswifeinthebeginningifthestory,wecanseethatinrip'family,thepersonwhoroletheroastisDameVanWinkleandshecontr

3、olsherhusbandwithherpower.Withthisdescription,ourfirstexpressionofMrs.Winkleisthatsheisadomineeringwoman.Whenwereadthesentence:”hertonguewasendlesslygoing.Everythinghesaidordidwassuretoproducemoreangrytalk.wecangettheimagethatDameVanwinkleissharp-tonguedandfractious.Asthedevelopmentoftheplot,theauth

4、orportrayedapicturethatMrs.Winklebreakintotheclubtoblameallthepeopleabouttheirworthlessnessandidleness.Afterreadingalltheseevideneeabove,itiseasyforustobuilduptheexpressionthatdamevanwinkleisareallyviragointhesmallvillage.Butifwereaddeeplyintothestorywecanfindthatthiskindofimageiscarryingalotofpreju

5、dice.Mrs.Winkleisaspecialwomanandsheisbraveandhardworking.Thestorytellsusthatripisakindandeasy-goingman,whenhiswifeblameshim,henevertalkback.Atthesametime,theauthoralsowritethat“RipVanWinklehadonegreatfault;hedisliked-indeed,hehated-anykindofprofitablelabour.Theconditionofhisfarmisworsethananyofhisn

6、eighborsbutripisstillwonderinginthewoodsorlazingawaywiththepeopleintheclubinsteadofdoingfarmwork.Itmeansthatasamanwhoshouldworkandearnmoneytosupporthisfamily,ripisatotalfailure.ThenwewillaskwhoisworkingtotakecareofthefamilyOfcausetheanswerisdamevanwinkle.Sincethehusbandnevertakeshisresponsibility,th

7、ewifehastogooutworkinglikeaman,dotheentirehouseworkandbringupthechildren.Inthestorywhenripgotbacktohisvillage,thereisasentence:“Henteredtheruinsofthehouse,which,totellthetruth,DameVanWinklehadalwayskeptingoodorder.ThismeansthatMrs.Winkleisagoodhousewife.DameVanwinkleisfractiousandcaptious,butshehast

8、obesuchaviragobecauseherhusbandisadawdlerwhonevertakeshisresponsibility.Intheyearsthataredescribedinthestory,allthejudgmentsaboutwomenaremadebythemen.Amanwhoisalwayswonderingandchattingwithotherscanbeforgivenandacceptedbythepublic,butawomanwhoisbravetopointouttheworthlessnessandidlenessofmenwillbeca

9、lledaviragoandthepublicwillturnitsbackonher.FromthestorywecanseethatthepeopleinRip'vsillagearedescribedas:”WhenevertheydiscussedtheVanWinklefamily'squarrels,theyalwaysdecidedthatDameVanWinklewaswrong.”Andtherearealotoffainearinthevillage,especiallyintheinnandthesepeople'swivesmusthavecom

10、pliant,butthesewomenjustchoosetokeepsilentandcomply.OnlyDameVanWinklehasthecouragetospeakout.Shenotonlyblamesherownhusbandbutalsocensuresthepeoplewhoalwaysconnivethesepokes.Tomywayofthinking,damevanwinkleisabravewomanwhoisnotafraidofspeakingouthercompliantinthepatriarchalsociety.Asavillain,Mrs.Winkl

11、e'snegativeimagehelpstheauthortomakeRipasthevictimofaterriblewife.AtthebeginningofthestorytheauthordescribedRipasanice,easy-goingmanandeveryoneinthevillagelikeshimexceptofhiswife.Heisscoldedoftenbyoftenbutneverdaretofightback.TheworseMrs.Winkleisdescribed,thepitifulRipisconsidered.Bythisway,thes

12、torysuccessfullyconvincedthereaderstobelievethatagoodwomanshouldbequietandsubmissive;theyshouldneverchallengethedominationofmen.Mrs.Winkleisagoodcarrierofthenegativeopinionofapowerfulandbravewomanthatwasholdbymen.Thisstorydosecarriesthesexualprejudiceofwomen.First,thenameofMrs.Winkleisironical.Thewo

13、rd“dame”isatitlefornoblewomenbutMrs.Winkleisjustacountrywomanwhohasnoconnectionwithanoblewoman.Theauthorhereisusingthiswordtoshowhissarcasmofwomen.Second,thereasonforustotakeMrs.WinkleasaviragoisthattheadjectivesandsentencesthatusedbytheauthortodescribeDameVanWinkleareallnegative.Suchas“whatdogiseve

14、rbraveenoughtostandfirmagainsttheterrorsofawoman'stongue”and“Morning,noon,andnight,hertonguewasendlesslygoing.”Thirdly,theauthornevertriestodescribedetailsaboutMrs.Winkleoranyotherwomeninthisstory.Weonlyknowhernameandhertypicalimageisavirago.Thisshowstheauthor'sattitudetowardswomen:ignoreand

15、depreciate.ThesameattitudecanbeseenfromthedepictionofMrs.Winkle'sdeath:”Shebrokeabloodvesselinangeratamanwhocamesellingthingsatourdoor."ThiscauseofdeathforDameVanWinkleislikeajoke,whileattheendRipgetsafamilyandbecomestherespectfuloldmaninthevillage,hisstoryistoldoncebyonce.Withtheseevidencesabovewecanseeth