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1、碩士學(xué)位論文論文題目凝視中的權(quán)力——重讀維?蘇?奈保爾的《畢司沃斯先生的房子》研究生姓名王慧指導(dǎo)教師姓名吳彩亞專業(yè)名稱英語語言文學(xué)研究方向英美文學(xué)論文提交日期2013年5月PowerofGaze——ARereadingofV.S.Naipaul’sAHouseforMr.BiswasByWangHuiUnderSupervisionofProfessorWuCaiyaSubmittedinPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsFortheDegreeofMasterofArtsSchoolo
2、fForeignLanguagesSoochowUniversityMay2013AcknowledgmentsIwouldliketoacknowledgeandextendmyheartfeltgratitudetothosewhohavemadethecompletionofthisthesispossible.Mygreatestgratitudegoestomysupervisor,ProfessorWuCaiyawhohasbeenpersistentlyencouragingandinspiringme,an
3、dofferingmehervaluablesuggestions.Withoutherguidanceandpatience,thefinalcompletionofthethesiswouldnothavebeenpossible.Besides,Iamindebtedtomanyotherteachers,includingProfessorWangLabao,ProfessorZhuXinfuandProfessorFangHong.Theirinsightfulcourseshaveprovidedmewitha
4、systematicunderstandingofEnglishliteratureandhelpedmemakenecessarypreparationforthewritingofthethesis.Iwouldalsoexpressmysincerethankstomyclassmates,WangPinandJiFangyuan,whohavestoodbesideme,answeringmyquestionsandsharingusefulinformation.Theirassistanceisindispen
5、sablefortheaccomplishmentofthethesis.Finally,IwouldliketogivemyspecialthankstomyparentswhohavebeenunconditionallylovingmesinceIwasborn.Withouttheirsupport,Iwouldnothavehadtheopportunitytodopostgraduatestudyandwritethethesis.iAbstractV.S.Naipaul,thewinnerofNobelPri
6、zeforLiteraturein2001,isatypicalimmigrantwriterwithmulti-identityinworldliterature.Theexistentialproblemsofthecolonialpeoplehavealwaysbeenhisconcerns.Sofar,AHouseforMr.Biswas,oneofNaipaul‘smasterpieces,hasmainlybeeninterpretedfromthepostcolonialperspectivetodiscus
7、stheculturalidentityofthecharactersandNaipaulaswell.Insteadofculturalidentity,thisthesisattemptstoexplorethreekindsofgazeinthenovelfromtheperspectiveofpower,respectivelyagroupgazingatanindividual,themalegazingatthefemale,andthewesternculturegazingattheeasterncultu
8、re.ThisthesismainlyemploysFoucault‘stheoryofpanopticgaze,LauraMulvey‘sconceptofmalegazeandalsotheculturalgazeinthepostcolonialfieldtoexposetheexerciseof