虐待自然的代價——生態(tài)主義視角解讀多麗絲萊辛的野草在歌唱

1、河北大學碩士學位論文虐待自然的代價——生態(tài)主義視角解讀多麗絲·萊辛的《野草在歌唱》姓名：趙勝杰申請學位級別：碩士專業(yè)：英語語言文學指導(dǎo)教師：張金霞20100501Abstract IAbstract The paper is dedicated to the ecological study of Doris Lessing’s first novel, The Grass Is Singing (1950), which i

2、ndicates the author’s strong concern for the inferior beings like the black natives, the ‘Mother’ Earth represented by the farm in the novel, and the female protagonist Mary Turner. In the novel, Doris Lessing successful

3、ly presents to readers a picture: how mankind tyrannizes nature in a series of ways including the deterioration of Charlie’s once dark good land, the maltreatment of the black natives by the white people, and the prejudi

4、ce of men against women. As we all know that mankind is a part of the nature, and all beings within the ecosystem are dependent upon each other. Human, endowed with a reasoning mind, should hold an ecological holistic vi

5、ew and ecological justice toward other creatures in the nature. All beings are created equally in the nature. Each ecological niche plays a significant role in maintaining the eco-balance. As in the novel, driven by the

6、passion for more material profits, Charlie intervenes in Dick’s farm, and finally his intervention precipitates the tragedy. The paper is divided into five chapters. Chapter I mainly introduces Doris Lessing’s life expe

7、rience and her first work, The Grass Is Singing, published in 1950. And also in the part, some literature reviews are provided concerning The Grass Is Singing. Chapter II centers on the main ecological ideas like ecologi

8、cal holism, “Gaia Hypothesis” and the ecological justice. Chapter III analyses man’s unjust treatment of the nature with the combination of the text and ecological ideas. In The Grass Is Singing, Charlie is a white sett

9、ler on the African veldt. His sole aim of farming is to make a lot of money. Stirred by this purpose in life, Charlie accelerates his pace in exploiting the nature, and never thinks of fertilizing his farm land that has

10、enriched him. His anthropocentrism, utilitarianism and the increasing passion for more material gains are studied as the root of his unjust treatment of the nature. Chapter IV studies the inequality in the mankind’s worl