略论《爱玛》的女性成长主题

摘要

作为简·奥斯丁最成熟的作品之一,《爱玛》描写了女主人公爱玛如何走出一个个错误而步入道德完善和情感成熟的过程。从成长小说定义、特征的角度可以力证小说的女性成长主题。在小说中,爱玛的成长是主线,和另两位同龄少女哈丽埃特、简的成长一起构成了十八世纪不同女性角色的成长轨迹。%As one of Jane Austen′s representative works,Emma describes how Emma,the heroine,made progress out of her errors onto moral and emotional maturity.Critics have different opinions on whether the novel is a growth one or not.This article holds forcefully the theme of female growth in the novel by analyzing the definition and.Besides,the other two minor female characters fates are woven with Emma′s,which shows their different growth in 18th century society.