【正文】 A Feminist Interpretation of The Sun Also RisesA Thesis SubmittedTo Foreign Language DepartmentOf College of Information amp。 Business,Zhongyuan University of TechnologyIn Partial Fulfillment of the RequirementsFor the Degree of Bachelor of Arts 論 文 摘 要 歐內(nèi)斯特?米勒爾?海明威（1899－1961）是20世紀(jì)最著名的小說家之一,也是“迷惘的一代”的代言人?！短栒諛由稹肥呛Ｃ魍牡谝徊块L篇小說，主要敘述戰(zhàn)后一群流落在法國的美國年輕人的獨特生活。在這部小說中，海明威塑造了一位頗有爭議的女性形象—勃萊特阿什利。本文將從女性主義理論入手，結(jié)合小說創(chuàng)作的時代背景，分析小說中女主角—勃萊特阿什利對男權(quán)社會所做的反抗，揭示其反抗失敗的原因，探索女性真正走上獨立自主道路的途徑，從而給現(xiàn)代女性以啟示。關(guān)鍵詞：太陽照常升起；女性主義；反抗；失敗 Abstract Ernest Hemingway（1899－1961）was one of the most famous writers in 20th century and the spokesperson of the lost generation. Hemingway’s first and probably his most acplished novel The Sun Also Rises was talked about the life about an unique group of young Americans living in France after the World War I. In this novel, he produced a vivid but controversial female imagesthe main character “Brett Ashley”. This thesis starts from the feminist theory, bining the background of the novel, and analyses Brett Ashley’s rebellions against the patriarchal society, and reveals the reasons for its failure, and explores the way for women to gain the independence. In the end , the thesis enlightens the modern women.Key words: The Sun Also Rises。 feminist。 rebellion。 failureTable of ContentsAbstract (Chinese) ……………….…………………………………………………..IAbstract (English) ……………….…………………………………………………..II1. Introduction…………….………………………………………………………….12. An Brief Survey of Feminism and The Sun Also Rise……………………………2 Feminism.……………………..….…. ………………………. …………………...2 The Sun Also Rise…………………………..….……………. ………………….....33. An Analysis of Brett Ashley’s Rebellions against the Patriarchal Society……...4 FightagainstTraditionalConventions.....……………………………………........4 EmphasisonSelfconsciousness…………………………... ………………...........5 The Pursuit of Love and Happiness ………………………………………….........64. The Causes of Brett Ashley’s Failure……………..….……………. ……………8 Spiritual Dependence on Men……………... …………………... …………...........8 Financial Dependence on Men……………………………... ………………..........95. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………….10References……………………………………………………………………………………...12Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………13 1. Introduction Ernest Hemingway(18991961), the prolific American writer, was awarded Nobel Prize in literature in 1954. In 1926, Hemingway’s first and probably his most acplished novel The Sun Also Rises was published, which made Hemingway stand out as an international celebrity because he grasped the social changes in America after World War I and succeeded in conveying the exact feeling of the lost generation in written form. The Sun Also Rises talked about the stories of the lost generation and like other Hemingway’s works, many tough man roles were created. However, in The Sun Also Rises, he also produced a vivid female imagesthe main character “Brett Ashley” in his stories, through Brett Ashley. Since The Sun Also Rises was published, the critics from all over the world made ments about this novel from various angles, such as symbolism, structuralism, impressionism, postmodernism and so on. Bertram (1965:73) talked about that the differences between the Brett Ashley and Lady Duff. And George Green (1976:45) argued that the matter of color and the Hemingway39。s criticism of race prejudice handling of race. Since the 1990s , a few critics tried to interpret the works of Ernest Hemingway with the latest European and American contemporary critical theory. Lorie Watkins Fulton (2005:34~36) analyzed the Brett Ashley and The Sun Also Rises from the Jake’s narration. Linda WagnerMartin (2007:134) wrote the new essays about The Sun Also Rises from the new development of the society and the new image of the “Lost Generation”. In the 1930s, Hemingway’s works were introduced to China, and gradually bee popular among Chinese readers, and a lot of critics read this novel and made some ments. For example, Chen Shidan (1998:87) pared the works of Hemingway with the works of Zhang Xianliang. And Cao Minglun (2004:2) studied The Sun Also Rises from the religion meaning of death. So this thesis starts from the feminist theory, bining the background of the novel, and analyses Brett Ashley’s rebellions against the patriarchal society, and reveals the reasons for its failure, and explores the way for women to gain the independence. In the end , the thesis enlightens the modern women.2. Feminism and The Sun Also Rise Feminism Hundred years ago, women’s social statue was quite low, women was treated as appendage to men, they only had rights of living, their manner, speaking and behavior were regulated by a series of serious rules and discipline. With the education spreading among women and the awakening of the female selfconsciousness, they came to realize that they should defend their economic, political and other rights and pursue equal treatment like men. Then there appear feminism. Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, cultural, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment. A feminist advocates or supports the rights and equality of women. Firstwave feminism was a series of acti