摘要：随着女性主义运动的发展中外文学史上涌现出一批具有女性主义意识的优秀作家。中国作家霍达（1945-）与澳大利亚作家考琳麦卡洛（1937-2015）是中外女性作家的代表，她们各自的代表作《穆斯林的葬礼》和《荆棘鸟》也都受到了全世界广泛的关注，在文学史上产生了广泛而深远的影响两位作家生活、成长在完全不同的国家和文化背景下，但由于女性共同的情感使然和社会共同的发展规律，使她们的作品都闪现着女性主义文学思想和女性意识的觉醒。

本论文在分析霍达和麦卡洛现有资料的基础上，以《穆斯林的葬礼》和《荆棘鸟》中的女性意识为研究对象，结合女性主义理论，运用比较文学的平行研究方法，对两部著名小说进行细致的文本解读，力求比较系统深入地研究不同国度女性意识的觉醒和成熟，从而发现二者在表现女性意识方面的异同，以期给现代女性一些启迪。

关键词：穆斯林的葬礼  荆棘鸟  女性主义  比较

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

Introduction..1

Chapter 1 LiteratureReview...2

1.1Brief Introduction of The Muslim’s Funeral and The Thorn Birds2

1.2 Feminism3

1.3 Overseas and Domestic Research...4

Chapter 2 Feminism in The Thorn Birds....5

2.1 The Oppression of Patriarchal System on Women...5

2.1.1 Patriarchal System....5

2.1.2 Patriarchal System in The Thorn Birds....6

2.1.3 Fiona, Who Lost Her Freedom.....7

2.2 The Female Consciousness under the Religion Bondage..8

2.2.1 Catholicism in Australia in the Mid-20th Century`......9

2.2.2 Maggie’s Struggle Against Religious Power..10

2.3 The Unity of Feminism and Imagery...11

2.3.1 The Image of “Rose”..11

2.3.2 Symbolism of “Thorn Bird”...11

Chapter 3 Feminism in The Muslim’s Funeral.13

3.1 Women’s Resistance under the Patriarchal System..13

3.1.1 The Status of Chinese Women in the Middle and Late 20th Century....13

3.1.2 Liang Bingyu: a New Area of Women....14

3.2 Repression of Women by Muslim Culture...15

3.2.1 Marriage Customs of Hui Nationality in the Middle and Late 20th Century.15

3.2.2 The Conservative and Tragic Liang Junbi..16

3.3 The Fusion of Aesthetic Value and Feminism..16

3.3.1 The Image of “Moon”....17

3.3.2 The Image of “Jade” ..18

Chapter 4 Comparison of Feminism in the Two Novels.20

4.1 The Collision of Chinese and Western Feminism in the 20th Century20

4.1.1 Similar Patriarchal Social System and Family Model...20

4.1.2 The Impact of Western Feminism on China...21

4.2 Repression of Religious Customs22

4.2.1 Similar Oppression of Women by Catholicism and Islam.22

4.2.2 Women’s Resistance to Religious Suppression..23

4.3 The Different Destiny of the New Women...24

4.3.1 Justine Who Dares to Love and Hate.24

4.3.2 Han Xinyue: a Victim of Muslim Culture...24

Conclusion...26

Bibliography...28

Acknowledgements.30