Cirrus@Austlit

The "angel" image is the ideal female image created by traditional male writers in the canonical texts, and it reflects the patriarchal society's requirements for women, that is, marginalized women willingly accept the various social roles imposed on them. "Subversion" is closely linked to the reconstruction of female images and has become the primary goal of female writers 'writing. With the rise and development of the women's liberation movement, female writers' subversion of the "angel" image has also undergone a gradual process. They created different images of women in different periods to compete with them. Australian feminist literary creation revealed the roles and limitations of female writers in different periods in subverting the "angel"

Source: CAOB.