生态批评视角下《麦田里的守望者》的象征主题分析.docVIP

Analyze the Symbolic Theme of the Catcher in the Rye under the Perspective of Ecological Criticism （生态批评视角下《麦田里的守望者》的象征主题分析） Abstract The Catcher in the Rye is a classic novel written by American writer J.D.Salinger, which described Holden’s nearly three-day experiences and feelings with his own view after being expelled from school when wandering in New York City, it also criticized the hypocrisy and deceptive acts of the adult world with a vision of young people. As soon as this so called “modern classic novel” released，it has been favored by a wide range of readers for more than half a century. There is also a wide range of analysis and interpretation from literary critics, especially in terms of main focal points such as mental analysis，language features，symbolic theme，growth theme，and characters contrast. However，with the worsening in environmental and ecology issues in recent years，as well as the birth and development of eco-criticism，many domestic and foreign classical literatures have also been re-analyzed from the natural ecological perspective. In view of this, this article， initiating a new analysis perspective with the ecological criticism, combining the symbol described in this novel，break down the ecological thinking in this book which proposed a return to nature. 1. Introduction The novel The Catcher in the Rye is the classic of American writer J. D. Salinger，which has been spoken highly as a “modern classic” by modern critics. If Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the seminal work of the Bildungsroman novel of the 19th century American literature，The Catcher in the Rye occupies a similar position in the United States after the year of 1950. Indeed，as one of the masterpieces of the Bildungsroman, this novel had a profound impact on the subsequent American literature. What is more，The Catcher in the Rye also played a major role in promoting the Youth quake in the 1960s of United States，as well as the advent of a large number of young pe