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Revelation of Destruction: An Ecological Interpretation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle

Author: WuZhenZhen
Tutor: ZhangJianGuo
School: Zhengzhou University
Course: English Language and Literature
Keywords: Vonnegut Cat's Cradle Ecological interpretation Destroy Revelation
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Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2011
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Abstract


During World War II POW camp in Dresden, Germany experienced Feng Neiguteyou its attention to the problem of human existence, and contact with the General Electric Company and scientists after the war, he clearly recognized that technology is bringing a threat to the environment and human . Vonnegut will be the survival of the natural and human care, as well as the reflection of the culture of technology and human condensed refining, create ecological warning novels - \This thesis consists of three chapters in addition to the introduction and conclusion. The introductory section provides an overview of Vonnegut's \The first chapter introduces the theoretical basis of this thesis. Briefly illustrates the development of the theory of ecological criticism and features, as well as the the Deep Ecology Center principles and major concern. The second chapter analyzes the revelation of the destruction of the material world as depicted in \First a detailed analysis of Vonnegut specially designed for the \Then, by analyzing the reflection of the destructive force of modern technology represented by the \eyes and natural way to treat the negative impact. Through more reveal and analysis, come to a conclusion: the result in the material world, the root cause of the destruction of natural environment, in fact, is respected anthropocentrism rooted in human culture, and modern science and technology to charm the natural view of the world. In addition, the \The third chapter focuses on the \\Also pointed out three reasons for people's mental ecological imbalance. First, the crisis of faith: the division between man and God cause faith loss of binding, so that the people's hearts and moral desire to balance imbalances. And their representative Dr. Hockney and his three children. And society, and the isolation of the others: the isolation brought about by negative emotions, contaminated the spirit of the people's health and the ecological environment, a direct result of countless individuals tragedy. Representatives Hockney and a couple of Farmington, Mrs. Hazel. The rule of the modern science and technology to the people the negative impact of the spiritual world: in the use of technology to control the natural process, the people as a natural part of the to gradually control technology; technical rule led to the alienation of people and tools caused the the ecological imbalance crash of the spirit of the people. Representatives girl pool and Knowles. The concluding section, \In this work, Vonnegut both by describing physical environment and the human spirit world to destruction, to give this revelation: if humans can reflect on their own survival status, and positive remedy for the root causes of the ecological crisis, reform, there will still be hope to a bright future.

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