![]() “Free Women” discarded their loveless marriage but still could not find their perfect marriage. Feminism successfully has given women the equality of parental rights, but the right cannot produce harmonious relationship between women and children without the “fathers’ protection”. The relationship between women and children is also a big issue in the crusade of feminism. Compared with traditional women, the “Free Women” in The Golden Notebook enjoyed a kind of free professional life, but they don’t get deserved happiness after their fearlessly walking out of the kitchen. ![]() After women have gotten the license of writing, tremendous phenomena directly illustrate a series of problems in women’s political life. She has certainly served as spokeswoman for women’s rights in her life and her works. Doris Lessing employed a woman writer as the first person narrator in the novel. It reflects not only the fragmentation of protagonist of The Golden Notebook, Anna’s inner world but also the chaotic society she lives. The structure makes the theme to reach its best expression. It also artistically discusses the challenges to feminism reflected in The Golden Notebook. ![]() The novel’s theme, structure, characters, narrative style serve well for the aim of feminist interpretation. This paper has been written with the aim to interpret The Golden Notebook from the feminist point of view. ![]() Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook: A Feminist Shell of the ‘Free Women’ ![]()
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