On Examination Lynn Mccullough Works On The Construction Of Their Own Cultural Identity

At present, to discuss how does the people who has the special background keep their cultural identity is a theoretical question which cannot be neglected.under the intercultural communication environment,conflict and communication between east and west, penetrating between each other, and to make a thorough inquiry,There is also realistic significance that how did the Australian who has a british cultural background search and verify their identity.The author, Colleen McCullough, most of her novels put the colonialism as the same era and society settings. However, to blame and lash the evil of colonialism is not the ultimate purpose of the author, cause the biggest evil consequence which brought by colonialism is the lost and ambiguous of their identity. So the search and acknowledgement of the identity is the true intention, the manifestation is mostly remarkable in "The Touch", So it will be treated as the main object of this research topic.Besides, regard "Magan'run" and "the thorn birds" as supplement, thereby, carry out the obsence and study the Author's construction of multiple cultural identity, lighten the course in this thesis. It's also the original aspiration and ultimate value which the paper have probed into from the three dimensionality, that is,space, image and gender, the cultural awareness which is covered in the text and how did she construct herself cultural identity. Which cultural standpoint did McCullough hold? Which cultural identity did she construct in her novels? How did she do it? What's the source of her cultural identity construction? What revelation will it give us?The Chap1,:the space construction part will discuss the ethnic identity which constructed by the author.The Chap2,the construction of images will analysis the racial identity of the author. The last chap,gender construction mainly go into the gender identity which McCullough approved. The reason why space first, image next, gender last is that it can achieve the discussion of cultural identity a study path,from nation to race then to gender, with a incremental order which appears the progressive relationship and links together tightly, the logic of discussion, the topic will be fulfill when it accomplish the three parts.It's deeply hoped that the accomplishment will help the readers get a better understanding of McCullough's works, uncover the surface layer of the texts whatever aware or unaware. comprehend the motive of literary creations and the creation background, then understand the great literature significance and social and cultural meanings. To the contemporary authors of our country, it may helps them get a selective, critical absorbability, not simple, conceptual classified her literary works into popular fiction, refrain the readers from misunderstanding McCullough caters to commodity economy market and the cultural needs at the same time. In addition to this, it hopes that the thesis will warn the reader esp. the Chinese readers can recognize the multiculturalism which is boasted by the Australia society. The essence is, unity, adopt the customs of the Eurocentrism and the attempt of alienation, this is also the ultimate goal of the thesis.