喬伊斯所著作之小說《都柏林人》，是二十世紀初最重要的小說之一。整部小說由十五個短篇故事集結而成，內容在描述都柏林人在童年時期、青年時期、成年階段、以及公眾生活的故事。本論從文本中挑出三篇以女性為主題的故事探討在不同時期的女性在生活上所遇到的困境以及生存策略。第一篇主要討論青年時期女性對於未來，在遵循自己的意志抑或是傳統義務上的抉擇。第二章探討二十世紀初期女性對於追求婚姻上所尋求的策略。第三章的內容則探討未婚單身女性在老年時期所面臨的困境與生存之道。
Dubliners, written by James Joyce, is one of the most important novels in the twentieth century. The novel, consisting of fifteen short stories, describes childhood, adolescence, maturity, and public in Dubliners’ lives. My thesis will analyze women’s plight and survival strategies from three of the stories in the novel. In chapter one, I will discuss the women’s choice for their future, which should be followed free will or duty? In chapter two, I will examine the strategies which women took to seek marriage in early twentieth century. Chapter three will focus on the plight and the ways to survive for spinsters.
