An Interpretation of Harley’s Identity in Benang:From the Heart From the Perspective of Postcolonialism  

作　　者：JIANG Lu YANG Yongchun 

机构地区：[1]University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai,Chi

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2022年第1期38-42,共5页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：Benang:From the Heart is one of the masterpieces of Australian Aboriginal author Kim Scott.This semi-autobiographical work won the Miles Franklin Award,Australia’s highest literary award,upon its publication in 1999.In his work,Scott focuses on the fate of contemporary indigenous Australians and emphasizes the relationship between indigenous peoples and white people.Benang:From the Heart tells the story of Harley,a young man of mixed Aboriginal and white colonial descent,as he searches for his identity in historical documents,expressing Scott’s critique of the“White Australia policy”.This paper analyzes Harley’s identity crisis and identity construction in Benang:From the Heart in the light of postcolonialism and the identity concerns of indigenous people.

关 键 词：Kim Scott Benang:From the Heart postcolonialism IDENTITY 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]