1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述包含参考文献）

1. introduction

1.1 research background

edith wharton, or original name edith newbold jones, an american novelist, short story writer, and designer, was born on january 24, 1862 and died on august 11, 1937. she was born into an old-established new york clan and received a good education, but she was very shy and didn#8217;t like to participate in any upper-class events. what she liked were observing the blue-blooded circle she was in and recording the vanity of old new york families. so she began to write with the widespread materials in order to dissipate her annoyance and got ahead in the writing field. wharton combined an insider's view of american aristocracy with a powerful prose style. her novels and short stories realistically portrayed the lives and morals of the late nineteenth century, an era of decline and faded wealth. edith wharton and jane austen, a famous english female novelist are outstanding creators of novels of manners. she created a great variety of excellent works, such as the house of mirth, the custom of the country, the age of innocence and so on. in 1921, she won the pulitzer prize for literature for her book the age of innocence, the first woman to receive this honor. the writing style of ms wharton is lyric and elegant, interspersed with subtle satire, which becomes her unique characteristic. wharton was acquainted with many of the well-known people of her day, both in america and in europe, including president theodore roosevelt, ernest hemingway and henry james.

2. 研究的基本内容、问题解决措施及方案

1. research topic

this thesis will analyze concretely the heroine ellen olenska from the perspective of feminism, and then discuss the revolt and miserable status of women in the old new york society. meanwhile, after researching all aspects of ellen olenska in the age of innocence, we can see clearly the the embodiment of feminism, and then study the important significance and influence of the paper.

2. research methods