1、AcknowledgementsThanks for giving me the chance to accomplish this thesis as well as make a conclusion for my four years education. I have gained much more knowledge than I have supposed from writing this thesis.I would give my sincere thanks to my supervisor, Ms. Du, a respectable, responsible and
2、resourceful scholar, who has provided me with valuable guidance in every stage of the writing of this thesis. Without her enlightening instruction, impressive kindness and patience, I could not have finished this thesis.Also, I want to give my thanks to other teachers and my classmates who have give
3、n me much help. Thank you!AbstractThe Afghan American writer Khaled Hosseinis second novel A Thousand Splendid Suns has attracted much attention since its publication. The novel mainly tells a story about two Afghan women Mariam and Lailas miserable fate in the patriarchal society. The author Hossei
4、ni uses his skillful writing skills describing two vivid characters for readers. This thesis plans to make an interpretation of Mariams miserable fate from the angle of feminism, at the same time, take Patriarchy as the theoretical basis. Through the description of the changing process of Mariams fe
5、male consciousness reflecting her miserable fate. Finally analyze the causes of Mariams miserable fate from the aspects of family and society. This thesis aims to revel that women who are repressed in the patriarchal society must unite together to revolt and search for freedom and happiness bravely
6、in order to get rid of miserable fate.Kew Words: feminism; patriarchy; female consciousness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
7、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 u 1. Introduction 11.1 Introduction of Khaled Hosseini 11.2 Introduction of A Thousand Splendid Suns 21.3 Literature Review 32. Feminism 42.1 A Brief Introduction of Feminism 42.2 The Reflection of Femi
8、nism in the Novel 53. The Changes of Mariams Female Consciousness in Patriarchal Society 63.1 The Obedience of Mariam 73.2 The Awakening of Mariam 83.3 The Revolt of Mariam 94. The Causes of Mariams Miserable Fate 104.1 Women were Repressed by Men in Patriarchal Society 104.1.1 Mariam was Repressed
9、by Her Father Jalil 114.1.2 Mariam was Repressed by Her Husband Rasheed. 124.2 Religious Extremism in Patriarchal Society 134.2 The Continuous Wars 145. Conclusion 14Bibliography 16An Interpretation of Mariams Miserable Fate in A Thousand Splendid Suns from Feminism1. IntroductionAs a new writer, Kh
10、aled Hosseinis works had received much international attention. After his first novel The kite runner sold six million copies around the word, he published his second novel A Thousand Splendid Suns four years later. As expected, the novel also gained a great success. The author described a moving st
11、ory happened in Afghanistan. In a euphemistic way, the author showed the Afghan womens unfortunate experience for readers.1.1 Introduction of Khaled HosseiniKhaled Hosseini was an Afghan-American writer. He was born in Afghans capital city Kabul in 1965. His father was a diplomat, and his mother was
12、 a teacher who taught Persian and history in Kabul female school. Under the influence of his parents, Hosseini showed a great interested in reading literary works particularly Persian poetry while he was a little boy. In 1970, Hosseinis father was dispatched to Teheran, Iran. So his whole family fol
13、lowed him there. Until 1973, they went back to Kabul. In the same year his mother gave birth to the youngest brother of him. It was the last year for the Afghan regime to maintain stability. After that time, Afghanistan suffered a continuous invasion by other countries. Because of that, Hosseinis wo
14、nderful childhood in Kabul ended up.In 1976, Hosseinis father was send to Afghan embassy in Paris for four years, so his whole family decided to move to France. Due to the extremely unstable of Afghan regime they never went back to Kabul. In 1980, Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union so his f
15、ather decided to apply for political asylum from the United States .Luckily they were accepted and the whole family immigrated to San Jose, California. When they first arrived there, they lived a poor life. Once they tried to receive welfare fund and food stamps from American government. Gradually t
16、he situation improved.In 1984, Hosseini graduated from high school, and then he applied to study Biology in Santa Clara College. After that Hosseini then attended the University of California, studied medicine in the department of San Diego .Through several years study, he got a masters degree and physician qualification.Because of his great interests in writing, he didnt choose to be a doctor th
