一、引言《贵妇画像》是美国著名作家亨利·詹姆斯最为人熟知的作品之一,从其1881年出版至今,该作品一直受到评论家们的高度关注。本文旨在通过分析该小说中塑造的潘西这一维多利亚时期典型的女性形象及其成因,使读者更好的了解当时女性所遭受的种种压迫。潘西是小说主人公伊莎贝拉的丈夫奥斯蒙德与摩尔夫人的私生女,从小在修道院长大。她爱上了爱德华,但她势利的父亲奥斯蒙德因爱德华社会地位低下且无丰厚财产而拒绝让潘西与他交往。奥斯蒙德在潘西一出现反叛的征兆时便将她送回修道院,以期她在修道院的教 I. Introduction The Portrait of a Lady is one of the most well-known works of the famous American writer Henry James. Since its publication in 1881 till now, the work has always been highly regarded by critics. This article aims to make readers better understand the oppression suffered by women at that time by analyzing Pansy’s typical Victorian image and its causes in this novel. Pansy is the novel’s protagonist Isabella’s husband, Osmond and Moore’s illegitimate daughter grew up in a monastery. She fell in love with Edward, but her snobbish father, Osment, refused to allow Pansy to deal with him because of Edward’s low social status and lack of fortune. As soon as Phecy had shown signs of rebellion, Osmond returned her to the monastery in the hope that she would teach in the monastery