在西方文学史上,几乎每个历史时期都有反映这一时代特征的成长主题出现。可见,成长主题作为一个文学主题是相当重要的。凯特·肖邦是十九世纪末期第一位被认为具有自由和身份意识的杰出女性作家,她的代表作《觉醒》也被当今文学界称之为“顶峰的艺术”。《觉醒》讲述了女主人公艾德娜·蓬迪里埃自我意思不断成长的过程。本文试图从女主人公埃德娜·庞德烈自我意识不断成长这一线索,结合作家凯特肖邦的成长经历以及其所处的时代背景,通过女性成长这一主题分析了女主人公艾德娜·蓬迪里埃女性的自我意识觉醒的过程以及凯特肖邦的女性成长意识。本论文分为五个个部分,第一部分:引言。简单介绍作者及小说《觉醒》的写作背景。第二部分:萌芽。讲述了女主人公埃德娜·庞德烈的成长萌芽。第三部分:觉醒。讲述了女主人公埃德娜·庞德烈自我意识成长过程。第四部分:颠覆与重建。女主人公埃德娜·庞德烈在觉醒之后的颠覆与重建。第五部分:结语。对本论文的总结。 In the history of Western literature, almost every historical period has its own theme of growth reflecting the characteristics of this era. Can be seen, the theme of growth as a literary theme is very important. Kate Chopin was the first prominent female writer who was considered to be free and identity conscious in the late nineteenth century. Her masterpiece “Awakening” is also called “the art of peak” in today’s literary world. Awakening tells the process of growing the self-esteem of the heroine Edna Pont de Reière. This article tries to analyze the main theme of the development of female protagonist Edna Pound Ridley’s self-awareness clues to the continuous development of self-awareness, writer Kate Chopin’s growing experience and the background of the times, The Awakening Process of Women ’s Self Consciousness and Kate Chopin’ s Consciousness of Female Growth. This thesis is divided into five parts, the first part: introduction. A brief introduction to the author and the novel “awakening” writing background. The second part: sprout. Tells the story of the heroine Edna Pound growth bud. The third part: awakening. Tells the story of the heroine Edna Pound self-esteem growth process. Part IV: Subversion and Reconstruction. Subversion and Reconstruction of the Heroine Edna Poundley after Awakening. Part V: Conclusion. Summary of this paper.