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Contents
Abstracti
摘要iii
Introductionl
How Mary Austin Became an Ecofeminist6
Grown in an Feminist and Environmentalist Era6
Influenced by Feminism6
Influenced by Environmentalism10
Special Personal Experience13
A Rebelling Daughter and Wife14
Nature ' s Enlightenment16
Canonized as an Ecofeminist Writer18
Writing about Nature and Women19
Writing against Patriarchal Thought20
Austin ' s Desert in an Ecofeminist Pterep3E5E2RGbCAP
Austin ' s Desert as a Hero24
Desert as a Speaking Subject24
A Desert against Industrial Civilization27
Treating Non-human on Equal Terms29
Austin ' s Desert as a mother30
A Feminized Desert30
Special Connections with Marginalized People321EanqFDPw
Nurturing Human and Non-human34
. Austin ' s Desert as a Mediator37
A Desert for the Construction of Human Relationship37»XDiTa9E3d
A Desert as a Bridge between Human and Nature39CrpUDGiT
People ' s Response to the Desert in Austin 5PCzVD7HxAs Eyes42
Acclimation42
Love and Reliance44
Respect and Awe48
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Conclusion50
Notes:52
Bibliography53
Acknowledgementsi .59
Publications ..60
Abstract
MaryAustin was an American novelist, essayist, mainly writing on AmericanIndian culture and social problems. The Land of Little Rain was her masterpiece. My thesis attempts to interpret this text in ecofeminist perspectiveiLBHrnAILg
This thesis consists of five parts, including introduction and conclusion. The introduction, firstly, reviews the significance of MaryAustin and her works. Secondly, it summarizes the previous study on her works and points out their deficiency. Then it briefly 川uminates the concept of ecofeminism, ecofeminist theory and ecofeminist critical approach. xhaqx74J0x
The first chapter tries to explorehow MaryAustin becomes an ecofeminist, which is analyzed respectively from her social background, personal experience, and her writings and statements. She lives in an era when feminism and envir