Abstract Wide Sargasso Sea is Jean Rhys’ most famous novel. It’s a prequel to Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. People who have read Jane Eyre would never forget Bertha Mason, Rochester’s mad wife. She hinders Rochester and Jane’s happiness. However, Bronte didn’t write too much about her in Jane Eyre. Wide Sargasso Sea unravels Antoinette’s (Bertha Mason) mysterious life and the complete loss of the Creole women’s human rights under the dual oppression of patriarchy for readers. This thesis is to analyze the factors of Antoinette’s tragic life and advocate people to protect and help the ethnic groups and marginalized people. And call on people to pay more attention to feminine problems around the world.62409

Key words:  factors；Antoinette’s tragic life；Wide Sargasso Sea

摘要《藻海无边》是简·里斯最著名的小说。它是夏洛特·勃朗特的《简·爱》的前篇。读过《简·爱》的人都不会忘记罗切斯特的疯妻子--伯莎·梅森。她阻碍了罗切斯特和简·爱的幸福。但勃朗特并未在《简·爱》中对她有太多交代。《藻海无边》向读者揭示了安托瓦内特（伯莎·梅森）的神秘一生及在殖民主义和父权社会的双重压迫下，克里奥尔女性完全丧失了人权。这篇论文旨在分析安托瓦内特悲剧命运的原因，并倡导大众保护和帮助少数民族和其他处于边缘地位的人。号召人们更加关注全世界的女性问题。

毕业论文关键词：原因；安托瓦内特的悲剧命运；《藻海无边》

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Introduction of Jean Rhys 1

1.2 Introduction of Wide Sargasso Sea 1

2.The External Factors of Antoinette’s Tragic Life 2

2.1 Gender Oppression of Females in Patriarchal Society 2

2.2 Colonialism and Racial Discrimination 4

2.3Influences of Family Relationships 6

3. The Internal Factors of Antoinette’s Tragic Life 8

3.1 Weak Character 8

3.2 Lack of Self-identity 9

4. Conclusion 9

Works Cited 11

1. Introduction

1.1 Introduction of Jean Rhys 

Jean Rhys (24 August 1890-14 May 1979) is a female writer with high reputation. She is born in a Creole family in Roseau, Dominica. Her publishes many famous novels, such as The Left Bank and Other Stories, Postures, After Leaving Mr.Mackenzie, Voyage in the Dark, Quartet etc. She receives education in Roseau and is nurtured by Caribbean culture. She learns English and French in a convent. At the age of 16, she goes to Britain and enters a school for girls in which she bears ridicule and mockery for her race identity. Then she goes to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. However, things don’t turn out the way she wants, her Creole racial identity prevents her from being a popular actress in Britain. Far away from her home, she feels quite lonely. It never rains but it pours. Her father’s death in 1910 sinks her into poverty. No doubt it grinds salt in her wound. Since then, she leads a wandering, rough and poor life. These years’ experiences stimulate her inspiration in writing. Besides her complex life experiences, her Creole lineage also greatly influences her works. She publishes her novel Wide Sargasso Sea in 1966, reaching the pinnacle of her career. She gains mushroom popularity and worldwide reputations for it. It makes a good beginning and then she publishes many novels in a row. For her outstanding achievements in literature, she is famed the world over and considered as the best novelist in the 20th century.