The old wives ' tale and clayhanger , with an aim to explore bennett ' s implied androcentric discourse conflict : his sympathy with females and his critique or questioning of patriarchy are in contradiction with his support of " the angle in the house . " which displays the unconscious construction of male authority 以贝内特的“受虐者”心理为切入点，从女性主义角度审视他的三个主要文本《五城的安娜》 、 《老妇谭》和《克雷亨格》 ，其作品隐含的男权话语的矛盾：既同情女性，批评或质疑至高无上的父权；又推崇顺从的“家庭天使” ，呈现出对男权中心的无意识建构。
