Abstract

The analysis of female spiritual world is one of the subjects in the British literature. Doris Lessing truly reveals the sublimation of female spiritual world in her masterpiece The Golden Notebook. The thesis discusses the problems and confusions that the heroines of this novel are confronted with. The relationship with men seems like an overwhelmingly complex problem to tackle. What’s more, their social life also puzzles them and gets them involved in another dilemma. Also the thesis analyses how they begin to resist to fate, get rid of the shackles of traditional marriage and constantly explore for selves. At last, the thesis expounds men and women shouldn’t be opposed but complementary. 

Key words: defiance of marriage; exploration for selves; female spiritual world; freedom

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-2

3. Returning to Freedom in Rebellion  in the Female Spiritual World-4

3.1 The heavily skewed relationship between men and women-4

3.2 Modern women’s confusions in social life-6

3.3 Females’ resistance to fate-9

3.4 Females’ realization of the true freedom-11

4.Conclusion-13

Works Cited-14