Reading the Iraqi War Narrative Sand Queen from the Perspective of Ethical Literary Criticism  

作　　者：WANG Ting-ting LIU Xiao 

机构地区：[1]National University of Defense Technology,Changsha,China

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2022年第2期127-131,共5页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

基　　金：this paper is Funded by key project of China National Social Science Fund(Project Number:19AWW007).

摘　　要：An US woman soldier and an Iraqi medical student were given a voice to their feelings in Helen Benedict’s Iraqi war Narrative Sand Queen.It was the first time war stories had been told by two women from different nations.Character-narrator Kate Brady,a female American soldier,tells the story about how she tried to be an independent woman respected in American society by the way of being a female soldier,but failed in the end.The thesis focuses on Kate’s narration and analyzes her ethical choices from the perspective of Ethical Literary Criticism.By probing into the ethical situation Kate faces,and exploring the ethical conflicts among rational will and natural will on Kate,this thesis attempts to reveal what led to Kate’s ethical choices and caused her ethical confusion,and more importantly,what made her dreams shatter.

关 键 词：Sand Queen ethical literary criticism ethical choice ethical situation 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]