臺灣博碩士論文加值系統

摘要

本篇論文旨在探討在喬治愛略特的小說《米德鎮的春天》中，多若西雅如何蛻變成作者理想中家庭史詩的女主人翁。透過努力掙扎的成長過程，多若西雅認知到她自己與其他人一樣，都有一個自我中心，這使得每個人對相同事物有不同的感受。當她懂得如何超越她的自我中心，她更清楚認識自我，可以看到事物更真實的面貌，而不再受自我中心扭曲，因此她也可以對其他人有更多同理心。當她看清社會環境對女性的限制，她曉得如何調整自己以適應社會規範，同時實現為他人奉獻自我的理想。起初多若西雅的性格太過理想化，她在想像中美化了與卡蘇朋的婚姻生活，婚後她發現卡蘇朋過度噓他的研究，事實上他正面臨困境，且他在知識和情感的層面壓抑多若西雅，這使她面臨當幻想破滅的痛苦，然而她也因此而變得更成熟。年輕的威爾拉迪斯洛則是卡蘇朋的對比，他使多若西雅脫離卡蘇朋對她的壓抑。多若西雅和威爾也促使彼此成為更好的人，威爾受多若西雅影響，願意追尋可以施展抱負的機會，威爾促使多若西雅認清她第一段婚姻的真實狀況，不再受限於幻象。在當時的社會情況對多若西雅的限制下，他們的婚姻則提供她一條可以施展抱負的出路，因為威爾受她影響成為一位社會改革者，她藉著威爾實現理想。雖然多若西雅沒有成就任何顯著的事跡，藉著協助第二任丈夫威爾，在家庭生活中她發揮潛移默化的影響力，使丈夫對社會做出貢獻。因此她是《米德鎮的春天》這篇家庭史詩的女主人翁。

Abstract
The aim of this thesis is to examine how Dorothea becomes the heroine of George Eliot’s home epic—Middlemarch. Dorothea becomes the author’s ideal heroine through painstaking growth. When she recognizes both her egoism and others’, she learns to be sympathetic to others’ suffering. Transcending from her egoism is helpful to see the reality of her self and the social condition. So she is able to adapt herself to the environment. She has the attempt contributing to the welfare of other people, but her plans are too idealistic. Dorothea idealized the marriage life with Casaubon, so she faces frustration when recognizing Casaubon''s dilemma in his studies. Moreover, she suffers under his oppression. As a contrast with Casaubon, the young Will Ladislaw redeems Dorothea from her first husband’s oppression. They promote each others’ growth. Dorothea improves Will to look for his vocation and he helps her to see clearly her life oppressed by Casaubon and Lowick. Their marriage provides Dorothea a way out from her disappointments the society gives her, to act through Will, for he becomes a reformer under her influence. Although Dorothea does not acquire any notable achievements, by means of assisting her second husband, she practices her imperceptible influence in her domestic life. So she is the heroine of home epic.

Table of Contents


Chinese Abstract ……………………………………….…...…………….i

English Abstract ……………………………………….….….......……...ii

Introduction ………………………………………..…………....……...01

Chapter One:
Dorothea’s Growth to be the Heroine of Home Epic ……………...…...06

Chapter Two:
Dorothea’s Growth in Her Marriage with Casaubon …………...……....21

Chapter Three:
Dorothea and Will Ladislaw’s Growth
Improved by Each Other …………………..………….…..……………49

Conclusion ……………………...………………………………...…….75

Works Cited …………………………………………………………….79

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