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The Female Dilemma in The Grass Is Singing



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WANG Qiu-pei

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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2021.04.002

Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China

Doris Lessing, a British female writer, published her first work, The Grass is Singing in 1950, which has attracted the attention of literary critics since its publication. From the perspectives of postcolonialism, ecology and ecofeminism, the critics interpret the racial oppression and conflicts in the African colonies and the tragic story of Mary, which is the heroine under the influence of racial discrimination. From the perspective of feminist criticism theory, this paper mainly discusses the survival and spiritual dilemma faced by Mary, the heroine who is oppressed and bound in the patriarchal society, the reasons behind Mary’s dilemma, and Mary’s behavior and measures when facing the dilemma. It reveals the survival status of women in patriarchal society, which is the author’s criticism and irony of the patriarchal society. It is of positive significance for the development of feminist literature to cry out about women’s miserable situation.

The Grass is Singing, feminism, women’s dilemma, patriarchal society, racial discrimination