A Discussion on“Other”Identity in Beauvoir’s The Second Sex  

作　　者：MI Shuting 

机构地区：[1]University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai,China

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2024年第7期395-402,共8页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：A woman’s identity may be that of a mother or a wife,but these stereotypical notions of femininity are artificially constructed and externally imposed,and the inability of individuals to shape the notion of femininity as they see fit prompts women to re-examine their own situation.The differences between men’s and women’s situations are reflected in their professional,familial,and social positions,with men’s ambitions and actions often being highly valued,while women’s search for their own value is subjected to a relatively closed system of evaluation that is dominated by the male perspective.In the face of the realization of male value identities,female value identities tend to become self-evident“other”identities.However,these so-called“external values”should not be merged into the females’self.Women,in their roles as wives,mothers,and housewives,are not able to realize their self-subjectivity.Women’s identity is gradually alienated to the“other”by their upbringing and the influence of male status.However,male authority should not dominate the female sphere.Women’s exploration and development of the future should depend on the context of their own lives as a whole,and should not be bound by male-defined“success”.The realization of female subjectivity requires active and independent integration into life through positive action and the projection of one’s own existence into human society.

关 键 词：BEAUVOIR “other”identity females FEMININITY 

分 类 号：I106[文学—世界文学]