谁在虐待谁?——另眼看《红楼梦》中的两个"泼妇"

"泼妇"在中国古代文学里面是让人恐怖的形象,她们常常使丈夫处于难堪的地位。在男权中心社会,男性是女性存在的基础和归属。但是她们不认同男性给定的角色,自发地反抗不公平的地位,企图控制她们的丈夫。但是这样的举动又引起人们的误解和厌恶。男性作家则运用自己的话语权对其"妖魔化"。以《红楼梦》两个"泼妇"形象切入,对其进行一番新的解释,探讨"泼妇"深层的内在文化内蕴。

Who Illtreats Whom——See the two furies in A Dream in Red Mansions

"Fury"image in old Chinese literature is terrible.She makes her husband so disencouraged.In the social custom,the man means everything to the women.But she doesn't agree on the position which the man has giv- en.She wants to overset the given degree and tries to control her husband to protect her own benefit spontaneous- ly.As a result,many people misunderstand and hate them.This article tries to demonstate the inner eultural implica- tion and give a new explanation on the"Fury"image.