凯特.肖邦在其代表作《觉醒》中运用了诸多意象,如“小鸟”、“戒指”、“房子”、“大海”等,其中“大海”这个意象的运用贯穿全篇,具有巨大的象征意义。作者通过“大海”这个意象深刻剖析了主人公埃德娜的觉醒过程,尤其在小说结尾,通过埃德娜投身大海了结自己生命的描写使小说的主题进一步深化。 Kate Chopin uses many images in his masterpiece, Awakening, such as “Bird ”, “Ring ”, “House ”, “Ocean The use of throughout the entire article, with great symbolic significance. Through the image of ”The Sea", the author profoundly analyzes the process of awakening of the main body of Edna, especially at the end of the novel. Eden has thrown himself into the sea to conclude the description of his life and further deepen the theme of the novel.