AcknowledgementsThanksforgivingmethechancetoaccomplishthisthesisaswellasmakeaconclusionformyfouryears’education.IhavegainedmuchmoreknowledgethanIhavesupposedfromwritingthisthesis.Iwouldgivemysincerethankstomysupervisor,Ms.Du,arespectable,responsibleandresourcefulscholar,whohasprovidedmewithvaluableguidanceineverystageofthewritingofthisthesis.Withoutherenlighteninginstruction,impressivekindnessandpatience,Icouldnothavefinishedthisthesis.Also,Iwanttogivemythankstootherteachersandmyclassmateswhohavegivenmemuchhelp.Thankyou!AbstractTheAfghanAmericanwriterKhaledHosseini’ssecondnovelAThousandSplendidSunshasattractedmuchattentionsinceitspublication.ThenovelmainlytellsastoryabouttwoAfghanwomenMariamandLaila’smiserablefateinthepatriarchalsociety.TheauthorHosseiniuseshisskillfulwritingskillsdescribingtwovividcharactersforreaders.ThisthesisplanstomakeaninterpretationofMariam’smiserablefatefromtheangleoffeminism,atthesametime,takePatriarchyasthetheoreticalbasis.ThroughthedescriptionofthechangingprocessofMariam’sfemaleconsciousnessreflectinghermiserablefate.FinallyanalyzethecausesofMariam’smiserablefatefromtheaspectsoffamilyandsociety.Thisthesisaimstorevelthatwomenwhoarerepressedinthepatriarchalsocietymustunitetogethertorevoltandsearchforfreedomandhappinessbravelyinordertogetridofmiserablefate.KewWords:feminism;patriarchy;femaleconsciousness摘要美籍阿富汗作家卡勒德·胡赛尼的第二部作品《灿烂千阳》，自发表以来广受关注。小说讲述了两名阿富汗女性玛丽亚姆和莱拉在父权社会中饱受压迫的悲惨命运。作者胡赛尼运用娴熟的写作技巧，为读者刻画了两个鲜明生动的人物形象。本论文将从女性主义对小说主人公玛丽亚姆的悲剧人生进行分析，以父权制理论为支撑，通过对主人公玛丽亚姆在父权制社会背景下女性自我意识变化过程的探析，侧面反映出其悲惨的人生。最终从家庭和社会两方面分析得出造成其悲剧命运的原因。本文旨在揭示在强大的父权社会现实中，受压迫的女性只有团结一致，勇敢反抗，追求自由与幸福，才能摆脱悲惨命运。关键词：女性主义；父权制；女性意识ContentsTOC\o"1-3"\h\z\u1.Introduction11.1IntroductionofKhaledHosseini11.2IntroductionofAThousandSplendidSuns21.3LiteratureReview32.Feminism42.1ABriefIntroductionofFeminism42.2TheReflectionofFeminismintheNovel53.TheChangesofMariam’sFemaleConsciousnessinPatriarchalSociety63.1TheObedienceofMariam73.2TheAwakeningofMariam83.3TheRevoltofMariam94.TheCausesofMariam’sMiserableFate104.1WomenwereRepressedbyMeninPatriarchalSociety104.1.1MariamwasRepressedbyHerFatherJalil114.1.2MariamwasRepressedbyHerHusbandRasheed.124.2ReligiousExtremisminPatriarchalSociety134.2TheContinuousWars145.Conclusion14Bibliography16AnInterpretationofMariam’sMiserableFateinAThousandSplendidSunsfromFeminism1.IntroductionAsanewwriter,KhaledHosseini’sworkshadreceivedmuchinternationalattention.AfterhisfirstnovelThekiterunnersoldsixmillioncopiesaroundtheword,hepublishedhissecondnovelAThousandSplendidSunsfouryearslater.Asexpected,thenovelalsogainedagreatsuccess.TheauthordescribedamovingstoryhappenedinAfghanistan.Inaeuphemisticway,theauthorshowedtheAfghanwomen’sunfortunateexperienceforreaders.1.1IntroductionofKhaledHosseiniKhaledHosseiniwasanAfghan-Americanwriter.HewasborninAfghan’scapitalcityKabulin1965.Hisfatherwasadiplomat,andhismotherwasateacherwhotaughtPersianandhistoryinKabulfemaleschool.Undertheinfluenceofhisparents,HosseinishowedagreatinterestedinreadingliteraryworksparticularlyPersianpoetrywhilehewasalittl...
