妇女形象批评家指出,传统文学作品中男性作家笔下的妇女形象往往呈两种极端形式:不是“天使”就是“魔鬼”。他们是以男性的臆造来认识和再现女性的形象,而这两种截然不同的妇女形象均反映了男性对女性的偏见、惧怕、压迫和不公。阿瑟·密勒在他的名剧《推销员之死》中所塑造的女性人物形象正落入这一窠臼。 Women’s image critics point out that the images of women written by male writers in traditional literary works are often in two extreme forms: not “angel” is the “devil”. They recognize and reproduce the image of women as malefactors, and these two distinct images of women all reflect men’s prejudice, fear, oppression and injustice toward women. Arthur Miller in this drama “the death of a salesman,” shaping the image of women are falling into this category.