本論文從瑪格麗特．福勒之作品《湖畔渡夏 , 1843年》中，探討女性的「慮」與「癒」。從中發現福勒敘述女性之慮，是來自父權社會對她們的限制。也發現治癒女性之慮的方法，可能是情感獨立，與沉浸於自然。
導論裡，在描述福勒自身的慮之後，發現她的慮反射在本書中瑪麗安娜和母熊的角色身上。第一章論述瑪麗安娜和母熊的慮，我發現她們的慮是來自父權社會對她們的限制。第二章提出了癒-可能治癒她們慮的方法。探究癒時，發現情感獨立對瑪麗安娜的癒很重要。也發現福勒在瑪麗安娜和母熊這兩角色中，帶有她超驗的概念。第三章我解釋了自然治癒福勒的可能性，也找尋福勒跟《湖畔渡夏 , 1843年》中女性主角的類似性，並發現沉浸於自然中，是福勒的癒。結論中，我認定福勒對女性主義的看法，是訴求兩性在社會及家庭上的平衡，而非男性要主宰女性，或女性要主宰男性。

This thesis mainly focuses on female anxieties, their possible cures, and Fuller’s spiritual growth in Margaret Fuller’s Summer on the Lakes, in 1843. In the travelogue, Fuller depicts female difficulties in patriarchal society. After briefly giving a sketch of Fuller’s anxieties, this thesis purposes that Fuller reflects her difficulties on Mariana and the she-bear. By briefly analyzing Mariana’s and the she-bear’s anxieties, I distinguish that their lives are restricted by the male-dominated social system. I present the possible cures for them. In this way, Fuller reveals her transcending ideas through the two figures, Mariana and the she-bear, which are helpful for the two females’ miseries. In particular, emotional (as well as physical) independence is critical in understanding the dilemma in which Mariana and the she-bear are trapped. The thesis seeks to identify similarities and differences among those female figures in Summer on the Lakes, in 1843. It shows how Fuller experiences her spiritual growth in nature. There is a cathartic effect for Fuller when she stays in nature. This thesis suggests that Fuller strives for the balance of social state and power between females and males. It concludes by arguing that Fuller’s Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 plays a pivotal role in understanding her own development in her transcendentalist-feminist thoughts.

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