Research On Ecological Ethics Consciousness In Children's Literature In The New Period

With the sustained and rapid development of economy，the problemonthe environmental pollution and mental crisis have appealed much commonconcern of the society. In order to achieve the goal of sustainable humandevelopment, man has to restrain its activities within the scope ofecological balance. This not only needs the change of policy and restraintof law, but the binding force of moral codes and Inner ecological conceptto regulate its self-behavior.For the past three decades, childrensliterature has done some good attempt on harmonizing human-naturerelationship and delivering conservative and environment-friendlysurvival idea, which has a positive impact on building childrens eco-ethicconsciousness and biological personality. Following the“child-orientation” concept of creation and from the establishment andperformance of eco-ethic consciousness, this essay has made a monographicresearch on the contemporary Childrens Literature, and of which the loftymission.As opening words, the introduction part mainly expounds the conceptof ecological ethic and its present situation, significance and method.Eco-ethic consciousness blending in childrens eco-ethic consciousnessconforms to the requirements of social development and childrens presentsituation, which will be of great theoretic and practical significanceon childrens literature.Chapter One discusses the building of non-anthropocentrism moralrelationship and the relationship of man and nature. The writers regardurban areas as the key point and enhance natures image and status amongadults and children, and criticizes bad effect of city life as well asbuilding a human-nature harmonious co-habitat.Chapter Two discusses lifes value and condition in the law of natureand brings to ecological thinking on human-nature relation such ascompetition, coexistence, regeneration and so on. All lives have the right to survive in nature. The writers bring children to the real nature suchas the cruelty of Jungle Law and the beauty of the wild, so as to arousechildrens love to nature and all the creatures.Chapter Three expresses concern on ecological environment and childdevelopment with advocating to idea of simplicity and environmentalprotection. Along with the economic and technical development, the blindpursuit of material and consumption brings nature and man to irreversiblecrisis. In order to carry out the moral duty and realize the harmoniousdevelopment of man and nature, human being should change life style andfollow the law of childrens growth.Chapter Four furtherly taps the inner relationship between man andnature from advocating to mercy and care. To respect and care for eachother is the basis on harmony between man and nature which will restrainpeoples cold and numb thought. This is not only the true embodiment ofl ethics and responsibility, but also the highest embodiment of humanisticspirit. By confession and remedy to its spirit and activity, people haveimproved and completed childrens ecological emotion and personality, andestablished the emotional foundation for childrens literature.In the conclusion the essay affirms the function of childrensliterature in concerning of nature and childrens writing and producingespecially in promoting childrens realization of ecology ethics. With thedevelopment of technology and the acceleration of modernization,ecological ethics writing will guide childrens literature to a broaderfuture.The ecological ethics writing expresses children literaturesthinking on relationship of man and nature and ultimate concern on thesurvival of mankind, which will be of great importance in cultivatingchildrens positive attitude to approach nature and life, and to knowthemselves as well as in establishing childrens ecological ethicsthinking.