薇拉·凯瑟是十九世纪末、二十世纪初美国著名女作家。《啊,拓荒者!》是凯瑟描写美国西部边疆小说的第一部,自问世以来,评论界一直对它赞誉有加。有的评论家歌颂作品中体现的拓荒精神,有的着重作品中反映的文化及民族融合问题。另外它更是女性主义评论家宣扬其主张的素材。近年来随着生态女性主义批评和西进运动研究的兴起,小说中所反映的女性和自然的关系问题也开始受到关注。小说中女主人公被认为具备生态女性意识,与自然融为一体,但事实上女主人公生态女性意识的最终完成经历了一个漫长的发展过程而非一开始就存在的。因此本论文以生态女性主义视角重新解读凯瑟的《啊,拓荒者!》,对女主角亚历山德拉与自然,男性和女性的关系进行比较,指出西进运动对其在父权制社会中形成女性意识,产生巨大影响。 Vera Cather is a famous American woman writer from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. “Ah, Pioneers!” Is the first one in which Cather describes the novels of the western frontier of the United States. Since its publication, the critics have always praised it. Some critics praise the pioneering spirit embodied in the works, while others focus on the cultural and ethnic integration issues reflected in the works. In addition it is more feminist commentator advocate material. In recent years, along with the rise of ecofeminist criticism and westward movement research, the relationship between women and nature reflected in the novels has also begun to receive attention. The heroine in the novel is considered to be ecologically conscious and integrated with nature. However, the factual accomplishment of the ecological consciousness of the heroine has undergone a rather long process of development rather than the beginning. Therefore, this essay reinterprets Cather’s “Ah, Pioneers!” From the perspective of ecological feminism and compares Alexandra’s relationship with nature, men and women. Forming female awareness has a huge impact.