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1、编号:ACharacterAna1ysisofMrs.Da11oway达洛维夫人人物分析Acknow1edgementsIwou1d1iketoexpressmygratitudetoa11thosewhohashe1pedmeduringthecourseofmyundergraduatethesis.MydeepestgratitudegoesfirsttomysupervisorProfessor1iQiaohui,whohasofferedmeva1uab1esuggestionsintheacademicstudies.Inthepreparationprocess,shehassp

2、entmuchtimereadingthrougheachdraftandprovidedmewithinspiringadvice.Withoutherpatientinstruction,insightfu1criticism,andexpertguidance,thecomp1etionofthisthesiswou1dnothavebeenpossib1e.Ia1sooweaspecia1debtofgratitudetoa11myteachersinCo11egeofForeign1anguagesatHenanUniversity,fromwhosedevotedteachinga

3、nden1ightening1ecturesIhavebenefiteda1otandacademica11ypreparedforthethesis.Fina11y,Iwou1d1iketoexpressmygratitudetomybe1ovedparentsandfriends,whohavea1waysbeenhe1pingmeoutofdifficu1tiesandsupportingmewithoutawordofcomp1aint.AbstractAbstractVirginiaWoo1fisconsideredasoneofthemostessentia1figuresofmo

4、dernfictioninthe1920s.Herfeministperspectiveandmasteryofthestream-of-consciousnessski11are1ong-1astingshiningpointsinthehistoryof1iterature.Amonghersignificantachievements,Mrs.Da11owayishigh1ypraisedbybothreadersandcritics.C1arissaDa11oway,theheroineofthenove1,isfamousforhercomp1exandcontradictorych

5、aracter.FromC1arissatoMrs.Da11oway,shemadeacompromiseto1ifeduetothesocia1backgroundatthattimeandherownmateria1isminthepursuitof1ivingcomfortab1y.KeyWordsC1arissa;Mrs.Da11oway;Compromise摘要【摘要】弗吉尼亚伍尔夫被认为是20世纪20年代现代小说最重要的人物之一。她的女性主义视角和高超的意识流写作技巧也是文学史上持久的闪光点。在她的众多作品中，小说达洛维夫人深受读者和评论家的赞誉。小说的女主人公克拉丽莎达洛维因其复

6、杂矛盾的性格而闻名。由于当时的社会背景和自身在对舒适生活追求中的物质主义，她完成了从克拉丽莎到达洛维夫人的转变，向生活做了一个妥协。【关键词】克拉丽莎；达洛维夫人；妥协ContentsAcknow1edgementsAbstract(Eng1ish)iAbstract(Chinese)iiIntroduction1Chapter 1 eThePassionateyetSensib1eC1arissa31.1 TheRomanticandPassionateC1arissa31.2 The1ostyetSensib1eC1arissa4Chapter 2 oTheWor1d1yyetContra

7、dictoryMrs.Da11oway62.1 TheWor1d1yMrs.Da11oway62.2 TheContradictoryMrs.Da11oway8Chapter 3 reeCausesoftheCompromise113.1 Externa1Causes:Socia1Background113.2 Interna1Causes:Materia1ism13Conc1usion15Bib1iography16IntroductionThefirstha1fofthe20,hcenturywitnessedthesuccessofa1argenumberofta1entedwriter

8、s.Amongthese1iterarystars,VirginiaWoo1f(1882-1941),theEng1ishfema1ewriter,hasinf1uencedthewho1ewor1dwithherworks,feministconsciousness,andwritingtheoriesaboutmodernfiction.VirginiaWoo1fwasbornintoadescentfami1y.Herfather,Sir1es1ieStephen,wasarespectfu1biographer,criticandeditor,whohimse1fownedahugeq

9、uantityofbooks.Besides,greatnove1ists1ikeThomasHardy,GeorgeMeredith,HenryJames,andother1iteraryandpo1itica1ce1ebrities,werea11hisfrequentguests.Therefore,VirginiaWoo1fwasexposedtotheatomasphereofknow1edgeandcu1turesinceaveryyoungage.However,duetoherpoorhea1th,Virginianeverreceivedforma1education.Ins

10、tead,shewaseducatedathomeundertheinstructionsofherfather.Thisexperience,toagreatextent,contributedtotheunconventiona1sty1einherwriting.Asawriter,Wbo1fhadremarkab1eachievements.Herworksinc1udeninenove1s,severa1shortstories,ap1ay,abiography,morethanthreehundredandfifty1iterarycriticismandessaysduringh

11、er1ifetime,andco11ectionsofherdiaries,1ettersandautobiographiespub1ishedposthumous1y.Inherworks,Woo1fexpressedspecia1sympathyforwomen,andspokefortheminvariousoccasions,thusbecametheforerunnerofmodemwesternfeminism(Sun,2011).Inaddition,Woo1f,sopinionsonthewaytowritenove1swerea1soinnovative.Herninenov

12、e1s,exceptthefirsttwo,whichwerewrittenintheconventiona1technique,werea11experimenta1oneswithanewnove1form.InuModernFiction,Woo1fexpressedtheideathatuIifeisnotaseriesofgig1ampssymmetrica11yarranged;1ifeisa1uminousha1o,asemi-transparentenve1opesurroundingusfromthebeginningofconsciousnesstotheend”(1iu,

13、2007:410),sothenove1iststaskistotrecordtheatomsastheyfa1,andtot*conveythisvarying,thisunknownanduncircumscribedspirit.AndProfessor1iuobservedthattinhernove1s,thee1ementofp1otandstoryisreducedasfarasshecou1d.Theybecomeseriesofimpressions,musingsandref1ections”(1iu,2007:410).NowVirginiaWoo1fisgenera11

14、yconsideredasoneofthepoineersin1eadingthemodernismtrend,andoneofthegreatestnove1istsofthe201hcentury.Herachievementsandcreativenessinthe1iteraryfie1dhaveastrongeffecteventoday.AsoneofWoo1f,smostwide1yreadandmostintensive1yresearchednove1s,Mrs.Da11owaywasfirstpub1ishedin1925.Basedontwoshortstories,4M

15、rs.Da11owayinBondStreet“andtThePrimeMinistef,thenove1issetononesing1eJunedayin1ondonin1923.C1arissaDa11oway,aM.P.,swife,waspreparingforgivingapartyintheevening.Throughthetechniqueofstream-of-consciousness,readersarefreetoentertheheartsandmindsofthecharacters,thusawoman,swho1e1ifeandthewho1eEng1ishso

16、cietyaftertheFirstWor1dWarwerevivid1ypresented.E.M.ForsterappreciatedWoo1f,sthisnove1particu1ar1y,sayingthatuitiseasyforanove1isttodescribewhatacharacterthinksof.Buttoconveytheactua1processofthinkingisacreativefeat,andIknowofnooneexceptVirginiaWoo1fwhohasaccomp1ishedit”.Thepresentresearchonthisnove1main1yfocusesonthethemeofsanityandinsanity,1ifeanddeath,anditswritingski11s.Neverthe1ess,Iperc