声明
Chapter One Introduction
1.1ABrief Introduction to Ngugi wa Thoing’o and The River Between
1.2 Literature Review
1.2.1 Foreign Researches
1.2.2 Domestic Researches
1.3 Research Significance
Chapter Two Theoretic Framework
2.1 Emergence and Development of Ecocriticism
2.2 Thoughts of Aldo Leopold
2.2.1 Ecological Holism
2.2.2 The Land Ethic
2.2.3 Value of Wilderness
2.3 Relations Between The River Between and Ecocriticism
Chapter Three Manifestations of Waiyaki’s Identity Dilemma
3.1 Conflicts in Natural Ecology
3.1.1 Subordination to Nature
3.1.2 Subjugation of Nature
3.2 Conflicts in Social Ecology
3.2.1 Love for the Traditional Culture
3.2.2 Admiration for the Reconciled Culture
3.3 Conflicts in Spiritual Ecology
3.3.1 Confidence in Behaviors
3.3.2 Inferiority in Mentality
Chapter Four Reasons for Waiyaki’s Identity Dilemma
4.1 Destruction of Tribal Ecology by the White’s Anthropocentricism
4.1.1 Collapse of Nature’s Integrity
4.1.2 Unconsciousness of the Value of Wilderness
4.2 Weakened Links with the Tribe by Destructed Environment
4.2.1 Failure to Establish the Land Ethic
4.2.2 Weak Association of Man and the Land
4.3 Conflicts between Traditional Culture and the White Culture
Chapter Five Efforts to Seek Ways out of Waiyaki’s Identity Dilemma
5.1 Reconciling with the White Culture
5.1.1 Approaches to Reconciling with the White Culture
5.1.2 Reasons for the Failure of Reconciliation with the White Culture
5.2 Returning to Nature
5.2.1 Approaches to Returning to Nature
5.2.2 Reasons for the Success of Returning to Nature
Chapter Six Conclusions
6.1 Major Findings of the Thesis
6.2 Limitations of the Thesis
致谢
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