A Study of Tar Baby from the Perspective of Ecocriticism_英语论文

摘要

20世纪60年代以来，随着科学技术的不断发展，人类对自然资源的索取和开采日益加剧，日益严重的环境污染和生态危机席卷全球。面对生态环境日益恶化的现状，以生态批评视角来解读《柏油孩子》以及托妮·莫里森的生态意识就显得尤为重要。本论文从生态批评的角度解读《柏油孩子》。遵循中国学者鲁枢元的生态批评要旨，从自然生态、精神生态和社会生态三方面着手进行分析,从而进一步探讨人与人、人与自然、人与社会以及人与自身的关系,以期帮助人们深刻理解现代人类面临的各种生态问题。

关键词：托妮·莫里森；《柏油孩子》；生态批评；和谐

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Study at Home and Abroad 1

1.2 An Introduction to Toni Morrison and Tar Baby 2

1.3 A Brief Introduction to Eco-criticism 3

2. Natural Ecology in Tar Baby 5

2.1 Destruction of the Forest 5

2.2 Man’s Plundering of Natural Resources 6

3. Spiritual Ecology in Tar Baby 6

3.1 Relationship between Man and Self 7

3.1.1 Analysis of Jadine 7

3.1.2 Analysis of Son 9

3.2 Loss of the Native Culture 10

4. Social Ecology in Tar Baby 12

4.1 Relationship between Man and Society 12

4.1.1 Cultural Hegemony 13

4.1.2 Strict Social Hierarchy 14

4.2 Conflicts between Man and Man 15

4.2.1 Conflicts between the White and the Black 16

4.2.2 Conflicts between Man and Woman 17

5. Conclusion 18

References  21