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A Study Of Louise Erdrich's Novels From The Perspective Of Ecological Feminism

Posted on:2021-02-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2415330623981783Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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As the backbone of the "Native American Renaissance",Louise Erdrich is to a large extent.She was influenced by native American writers.Because of the close relationship between Indian people and nature,therefore,the ecological criticism of her literature has always been a hot topic in the study of native American literature.Ecofeminism literary criticism is against anthropocentrism and androcentrism,it advocates the harmonious coexistence of man and nature,and the equal and harmonious relationship between men and women.This paper is based on ecological vision,the purpose of this paper is to break the collective phenomenon of contemporary American society towards the development of Indian nation,to build a real "Ecology Indian" spiritual home.The thesis takes Erdrich's “love medicine” and “justice trilogy ”as the research object,which are divided into five parts.The first part is the introduction,mainly through combing the research status of Erdrich's novels at home and abroad,to find the author the innovative point of the study,to reexamine the relationship between men and women from the standpoint of women.So as to surpass the perspective of women the pursuit of equality and harmony between man and nature.The second part is critical analysis of the crisis between man and nature.Break the public's collective imagination of Indian and reflect on the spiritual wilderness of binary opposition.The third part is about women in the works the indivisible "ecological" care between sex and nature,examining how women place their hopes on nature and care for each other redemption.The fourth part discusses the reconstruction and return of ideal spiritual home under the care of women.Through generations women' s power,reestablishing the awe of nature and Indian civilization,accepting and absorbing Indian culture,the cultural essence of forgiveness,redemption and healing in the tradition will eventually realize the transformation from "male" self to "ecological" self my leap.The fifth part summarizes the ecological aesthetic value contained in Louise Erdrich's novels.Focus on the beauty of nature itself,the ecological worries and the importance of home to self orientation.To reveal the loss of culture,the introduction of Indian traditional justice healing,strengthen the integration,return to the integrity.Nowadays,the global ecological crisis is becoming more and more serious,thefour parts of “love medicine” and “justice trilogy” are analyzed and studied the ecological thought,the female thought and the salvation and healing thought of restorative justice in the novel are not only for the construction of ecological homeland,the construction of harmonious relationship between men and women,and the main concern of humanity of Indian people in contemporary America topic interpretation has an important enlightening role,and it is also a step-by-step solution to the concept of binary opposition,development and harmony in the current society.It is of practical significance to build the home of ecological civilization and the salvation and return of spiritual home.
Keywords/Search Tags:Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine, Trilogy of justice, Ecofeminism
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