19世纪时期,美国的男权社会曾一度被视为女性悲剧的根源,它借以各种伦理道德来压抑女性内心对爱情与自由的向往,无情地断送了她们的幸福。然而,艾德娜与艾米丽在饱受社会压迫之际,却踏上了相似的觉醒之路,成为男权社会下女性觉醒的典型人物。本文将通过对她们相似的心路历程与不同结局的分析比较试图探析两人自我意识觉醒的异同。 In the 19th century, the patriarchal society in the United States was once regarded as the root cause of the female tragedy. It borrowed all kinds of ethics to suppress the longing for love and freedom in women’s hearts and severely ruined their happiness. However, when Edna and Emily were suffering from social oppression, they embarked on a similar awakening path and became the typical women awakened from the patriarchal society. This article will try to explore the similarities and differences between their two awakenings of self-awareness by analyzing their similar mentality and different ending.