. . . . A Feminist Interpretation of The Sun Also RisesA Thesis SubmittedTo Foreign Language DepartmentOf College of Information & Business,Zhongyuan University of TechnologyIn Partial Fulfillment of the RequirementsFor the Degree of Bachelor of Arts . . . 论 文 摘 要 欧斯特米勒尔海明威（18991961）是20世纪最著名的小说家之一,也是“迷惘的一代”的代言人。太阳照样升起是海明威的第一部长篇小说，主要叙述战后一群流落在法国的美国年轻人的独特生活。在这部小说中，海明威塑造了一位颇有争议的女性形象勃莱特阿什利。本文将从女性主义理论入手，结合小说创作的时代背景，分析小说中女主角勃莱特阿什利对男权社会所做的反抗，揭示其反抗失败的原因，探索女性真正走上独立自主道路的途径，从而给现代女性以启示。关键词：太阳照常升起；女性主义；反抗；失败Abstract Ernest Hemingway（18991961）was one of the most famous writers in 20th century and the spokesperson of the lost generation. Hemingways first and probably his most accomplished novel The Sun Also Rises was talked about the life about an unique group of young Americans living in France after the World War I. In this novel, he produced a vivid but controversial female images-the main character “Brett Ashley”. This thesis starts from the feminist theory, combining the background of the novel, and analyses Brett Ashleys rebellions against the patriarchal society, and reveals the reasons for its failure, and explores the way for women to gain the independence. In the end , the thesis enlightens the modern women.Key words: The Sun Also Rises; feminist; rebellion; failureTable of ContentsAbstract (Chinese) .IAbstract (English) .II1. Introduction.12. An Brief Survey of Feminism and The Sun Also Rise22.1 Feminism. . .22.2 The Sun Also Rise. .33. An Analysis of Brett Ashleys Rebellions against the Patriarchal Society.43.1 FightagainstTraditionalConventions.43.2 EmphasisonSelf-consciousness. .53.3 The Pursuit of Love and Happiness .64. The Causes of Brett Ashleys Failure. 84.1 Spiritual Dependence on Men. . .84.2 Financial Dependence on Men. .95. Conclusion.10References.12Acknowledgements131. Introduction Ernest Hemingway(1899-1961), the prolific American writer, was awarded Nobel Prize in literature in 1954. In 1926, Hemingways first and probably his most accomplished novel The Sun Also Rises was published, which made Hemingway stand out as an international celebrity because he grasped the social changes in America after World War I and succeeded in conveying the exact feeling of the lost generation in written form. The Sun Also Rises talked about the stories of the lost generation and like other Hemingways works, many tough man roles were created. However, in The Sun Also Rises, he also produced a vivid female images-the main character “Brett Ashley” in his stories, through Brett Ashley. Since The Sun Also Rises was published, the critics from all over the world made comments about this novel from various angles, such as symbolism, structuralism, impressionism, post-modernism and so on. Bertram D.Sarason (1965:73) talked about that the differences between the Brett Ashley and Lady Duff. And George Green (1976:45) argued that the matter of color and the Hemingways criticism of race prejudice handling of race. Since the 1990s , a few critics tried to interpret the works of Ernest Hemingway with the latest European and American contemporary critical theory. Lorie Watkins Fulton (2005:3436) analyzed the Brett Ashley and The Sun Also Rises from the Jakes narration. Linda Wagner-Martin (2007:134) wrote the new essays about The Sun Also Rises from the new development of the society and the new image of the “Lost Generation”. In the 1930s, Hemingways works were introduced to China, and gradually become popular among Chinese readers, and a lot of critics read this novel and made some comments. For example, Chen Shidan (1998:87) compared the works of Hemingway with the works of Zhang Xianliang. And Cao Minglun (2004:2) studied The Sun Also Rises from the religion meaning of death. So this thesis starts from the feminist theory, combining the background of the novel, and analyses Brett Ashleys rebellions against the patriarchal society, and reveals the reasons for its failure, and explores the way for women to gain the independence. In the end , the thesis enlightens the modern women.2. Feminism and The Sun Also Rise2.1 Feminism Hundred years ago, womens social statue was quite low, women was treated as appendage to men, the