Analysis of the Chinese Translation of Sister Carrie from a Feminist Perspective

Abstract

Feminist Translation Theory aims to eliminate the stereotypical images of women in society and disrupts the “flattened female images” in translated versions of classic works, successfully representing female subjectivity and gender identity. Currently, the widely accepted translation strategies of supplementation, prefaces and footnotes, and “hijacking” best reflect contemporary women’s discourse power reconstruction. This article examined the translated version of the feminist-colored novel Sister Carrie, exploring how translators, from a feminist translation perspective, can coexist with the original work while restoring many unique and nuanced female images for readers.