Mother Earth: Origin of Homeliness and of Strength to Resist  

作　　者：李昕 LI Xin(University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing 100083,China)

机构地区：[1]University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing 100083,China

出　　处：《海外英语》2021年第1期202-204,共3页Overseas English

摘　　要：It intends to explore the roles earth plays in Michael K’s passive resistance against the patriarchal authority.Inspired by Homi Bhabha’s concept of“unhomeliness”,it illustrates how earth gives K the sense of homeliness.As the female is closely connected to earth,it also explains how earth helps K get free from the patriarchal wars.By portraying a deformed colored K,Coetzee expresses that the disadvantaged and inferior could resort to mother earth to get freedom and dignity.The female features of protection and nurture are crucial to help the discriminated groups to resist the patriarchal authority.

关 键 词：Michael K mother earth unhomeliness patriarchal authority passive resistance 

分 类 号：I478.45[文学—其他各国文学]