Chauvinism in the West and in the East The Color Purple V.S Raise the Red Lantern

Abstract

I. Introduction: Chauvinism once exists around the world. The Color Purple is a western bestseller written by Alice Walker; Raise the Red Lantern is an award-winning Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou. However, both of two works intelligently interpret the torments of women who have already suffered Chauvinism from ages ago. We can also observe the similarity of them. II. Women never live for themselves. A. Celie: living for “alive,” was driven by her violent husband. B. Women in the Red Lantern: living for “love of their husband.” They schemed against each other, are imprisoned by men’s power. III. The male protagonist didn’t have name. A. The Color Purple: Mr.____ B. The Red Lantern: didn’t mention the name to audience. C. The fear to males. IV. Different final results after women tried to escape from Chauvinism. A. Celie: living for herself, restarted another bright world. B. The third and forth wife in the Red Lantern: one was murdered and another turned into an insane. V. Conclusion: Chauvinism, a backward thought once exist in our modern world, should be eliminated since woman should be treated equally.