学号：20087061122信阳师范学院华锐学院本科毕业论文（设计）专 业 英 语 年 级 2008 级 姓 名 刘晓丹 论文（设计）题目 Awakening of Female Consciousness Reflected in The Color Purple 指导教师 郭耀忠 职称 讲 师 2012年 5月 11 日信阳师范学院华锐学院本科学生毕业论文（设计）开题报告姓 名性别学 号专 业班 级刘晓丹女20087061122英 语2008级本科3班题目Awakening of Female Consciousness Reflected in The Color Purple选题意义The Color Purple gives a critical thinking on black womens living conditions from womans perspective. This article attempts to trace the construction of female consciousness through an analysis of the growing experience of the heroine Celie. From her growing process, we can see that women want to get equality with mens position; the most important thing is to realize the value of their existence, maintain independent personality, keep the integrity of the spirit world, and seek independent ability for survival.主要内容、思路及方法Alice Walker is a remarkably prolific black woman writer in contemporary American literature. Her masterpiece, The Color Purple tells the process of how a southern black girl Celies female consciousness has been gradually awakened and how she pursues independence and obtains liberation. Based on historical evidences and feminism, this essay analyses Celies female consciousness awakening in The Color Purple. In this novel, the heroine Celie writes letters to God in which she tells about her life including her roles as a daughter, a wife, a sister and a mother. And she meets some black women who help her find her value and get independence. They are Shug Avery, Nettie and Sophia. In the course of Celies female consciousness awakening, there is always a strong belief of optimism in her. With her optimism and her efforts, Celie successfully finishes her female consciousness awakening.指导教师意见 指导教师签名： 年 月 日系意见 签 章 年 月 日信阳师范学院华锐学院本科学生毕业论文（设计）中期检查表系别：外语系 专业：英语 班级: 2008级本科3班题 目Awakening of Female Consciousness Reflected in The Color Purple学 号20087061122姓名刘晓丹指导教师郭耀忠职称讲师计划完成时间：2011年5月上旬论文（设计）的进度计划：1.3月7日前,选题,资料收集2.3月15日前,提交开题报告。3.4月21日前,完成并提交论文的初稿。4.4月24日前,完成并提交论文二稿。5.4月26日前,完成论文的三稿。6.5月3日前,完成论文的定稿。已经完成的内容： 1.确定了论文题目，阅读相关的文献并搜集了必备的资料；2.确定了论文提纲及基本的内容框架结构和论证的细节；3.论文第一稿基本完成。指导教师意见： 指导教师签名： 年 月 日备注：ContentsAbstract1Key Words11. Introduction21.1 About Alice Walker21.2 About The Color Purple32. Cultural and Historical Background52.1 Feminism52.2 Two Oppressions Upon the Black Women73. Female Consciousness Awakening through Suffering83.1 Celies Childhood83.2 Celies Unhappy Marriage Life83.3 Sophias Effect93.4 Shug Averys Effect93.5 Netties Letters103.6 Women Themselves, the Only Godness to Save Themselves133.7 The Independence of Celie134. Conclusion14Bibliography17Awakening of Female Consciousness Reflected in The Color PurpleName: Liu Xiaodan No.: 20087061122English Major Foreign Languages DepartmentSupervisor: Guo Yaozhong Title: InstructorAbstract: Alice Walker is a remarkably prolific black woman writer in contemporary American literature. Her masterpiece, The Color Purple tells the process of how a southern black girl Celies female consciousness has gradually awakened and how she pursues independence and obtains liberation. This essay discusses the course of the heroine in The Color Purple, Celies pursuit of her self-consciousness. Even though her life is extremely hard, Celie never gives up looking for her female consciousness awakening and finally she successfully achieves the value of herself. Based on the historical evidences and feminism, this essay analyzes Celies female consciousness awakening in The Color Purple. In this novel, the heroine Celie writes letters to God in which she tells about her life including her roles as a daughter, a wife, a sister and a mother. And she meets some black women who help her find her value and get independence. The first woman is Shug Avery, the Blues singer, who is her husbands lover. She then becomes Celies savior. The second one is Nettie, Celies sister, who becomes a missionary teacher in Africa. She also becomes Celies spiritual dependence after Celie knows that God doesnt exit in reality. At the same time, she is the guardian of Celies two children who symbolize Celies hope. The third one is Sophia, the daughter in law of Celie. Celie is inspired by her strength and courage, and gets rid of all troubles. Influenced by these women around her, Celie finally has her own work, realizing her own value as