摘 要

《他们眼望上苍》是美国文学史上早期的女性主义作品之一。出版之初，正是黑人抗议小说潮流盛行的年代，因此，这部小说遭到了许多黑人作家和批评家的责难。故事讲述了女主人公珍妮共有三段婚姻，分别是与富裕的中年农夫洛根，有野心有财产的乔以及年轻自由开放的甜点心。

本文主要分为三个部分，第一部分介绍了作者佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿和《他们眼望上苍》，同时阐述了象征物像的概念和本文目的。第二部分是本文的主题部分，包括三章，从珍妮与洛根的婚姻，珍妮与乔的婚姻以及珍妮与甜点心的婚姻中女性主义意识觉醒过程中的象征物像来解读《他们眼望上苍》中的女性主义意识觉醒过程。最后一部分是结论，总结了珍妮的成长以及文中反复出现的象征物像的重要作用。

关键词：《他们眼望上苍》；女性主义；象征物像

Contents

1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………1
   1. A brief introduction to the author and the novel …………………………………1
   2. A brief introduction to symbolic representation…………………………………2
2. Demonstration ……………………………………………………………………2
   1. An analysis of Janie throwing away apron.....……………....……………………2
      1. Janie and Logan’s marriage…………………………………………….…..…2
      2. Janie’s fight against her husband Logan…………………………………...…3
   2. An analysis of Janie burning hairband. …………………………………...………4
      1. Janie and Jody’s marriage..……………………………………...…………...4
      2. Janie’s fight against her husband Jody…………………………………...……5
   3. An analysis of Janie putting on overalls…………………………………………6
      1. Janie and Tea Cake’s marriage…………………………………………… …6
      2. Janie’s fight against social mores for Tea Cake……………………………..7
3. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….8

Works Cited…………………………………………………………………………9

Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………10

An Analysis of the Feminist Consciousness in the Novel Their Eyes Were Watching God

1. Introduction
   1. A brief introduction to the author and the novel

Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American novelist, born in Notaulga, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. She is considered one of the pre-eminent writers of 20^th century African-American literature. Her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God is one of Hurston’s best-known works. During her lifetime, she has written four novels and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays. In 1925, when Hurston arrived in New York City, the Harlem Renaissance reached its peak at that time and Hurston became one of the writers at its center soon. In 1926, together with many young black people produced a literary magazine called Fire. Hurston’s works have been unknown for decades, for a number of natural and political reasons and many readers objected to the expression of African-American dialect in Hurston’s novels. She was portrayed as a libertarian and her writings show empathy for feminist individualism.

Their Eyes Were Watching God is a 1937 novel and the best-known work by Zora Neale Hurston. Janie Crawford’s story, whose quest for identity takes her on a journey which she experiences life's meanings, learns what love is and come back home in peace. Her passionate story stimulated Alice Walker to say, "There is no book more important to me than this one."

When first published in 1937, this novel was about a proud and independent black woman who was generally disdained by male reviewers. Out of print for almost thirty years, but since its reissue in paperback edition by the University of Illionois Press in 1978, Their Eyes Were Watching God has become the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of African-American literature.