| John Steinbeck's ecological view can be glimpsed in his work The Grapes of Wraath. By using eco-criticism, this paper studies and analyzes Steinbeck's quest for harmony through exploring his ecological view in his masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath.Chapter one investigates Steinbeck's harmonious thought through his criticism of Oklahoma tenants in 1930s. His description of the killing of the turtle, his attack on anthropocentrism through symbols of grapes and his satirizing on human being's ignorance of over-using and destroying land demonstrate that Steinbeck advocates highly a harmonious world.Chapter two reveals Steinbeck's harmonious thought through describing eco-feminism. Ma offers her universal love to other people who need help besides her family members. Under Ma's influnce, Rose of Sharon grows to be a mature woman and helps do what she can. She even saves a dying stranger.Chapter three examines the ecological significance of establishing harmonious relationship between man and man as well as man and nature. Through analyzing his advocating of harmonious relationship between man and man as well as man and nature, this chapter extends Steinbeck's quest for harmony.The conclusion summarizes the content and presents the main idea of the paper, that is, the paper reveals Steinbeck's quest for harmony through his advocating of building an ecological environment. Moreover, the conclusion also states the far-reaching significance of analyzing the novel from perspective of eco-criticism in today's situation, that is, human beings should take responsibility to build a harmonious world which is suitable to live. |
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