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On Darwinism in the Age of Innocence

Author: WangLiChun
Tutor: MaoLingZuo
School: Chongqing University
Course: English Language and Literature
Keywords: Darwinism Natural selection Biological instinct Adaptability morality
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Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2009
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In 1921, two years after the end of the First World War, Edith Wharton, representing the pinnacle of her art works - \The war has taken away the traditional beliefs and values, and cut off the ties of old and new social stereotypes the precepts is get rid of the old era of elegance and civilization also will fade away. In order to explore the spiritual connotation has been away from the Wharton Writing the this works \\It was an old order and the old rules Yiran not move, while the emerging forces have quietly invasion period. Wharton grew up in a particular era and environment, close observation of the impact and influence of the two forces clash of personal, scientific Darwinian ideas derived attendant social thought of widely disseminated, but also for She provides a more objective and impartial perspective. \The subtlety of the novel is superb realism and sentimental literature under the surface narrative implicit in Darwin's theory of evolution. The interconnectedness of the natural laws of evolution and social development is fully reflected in the world of fiction, is an important objective of the Wharton writing. This paper uses the theory of sociobiology, combined with text reading, parsing of how delicate depiction of the emotional conflict of the protagonist, proved by the social instinct that is adaptive morality clamped in the old New York high society, human biological instinct and alienation, individuals turned its back on the \replaced by the socio-economic strata, and eventually escape. By five chapters, the first chapter is the introduction, including authors and works Introduction, description of the problem of this paper to explore the the paper central idea statement, related academic research paper significance, as well as the section of the main body of Detailed description of the structure. The second chapter begins with a brief introduction to the process of the formation of the Edith Wharton thought to lend a great impact on the scientific Darwinism and sociological theory; subsequent literary criticism Theory and writers of this series will explore how ideas associated ; while Darwin's theory of evolution - natural selection and sexual selection law - how to be reflected in the novel, will be outlined in the last section of this chapter. The third chapter analyzes the Wharton narrative strategies reveal the person's bio of this can be suppressed by the stereotypes precepts and social consciousness. Of focus from selecting characters, verbal communication, as well as art appreciation protagonist Newland Archer inherent cognitive limitations of its alienation instinct revealed one by one, the reverse proved biological instinct based on sexual selection and natural Choose a fundamental role to play in the development of man and society. Chapter by the culture, customs anthropological connotations of the mining works, discussion of the author resides in another Darwinism principle of the novel, that the species obtained in natural selection and genetic mutation process of continuous improvement \able to multiply in the competition for survival foundation. Wharton and social Darwin scholars, the analogy with the development of human society, the nature of the species selection, and the New York high society is a social outcasts environment, generations Adaptive morality \Wharton portrayed in the novel line how the decline of the aristocracy abide class consciousness and traditional practices, social change and development block outside the small world; adaptability morality \people have the ability to constantly adapt to changes in the environment, and actively confronting the powerful external forces, the characterization, the authors deliberately inject this trait, such as the recovery of the Archer ideological awakening and awareness is \\Chapter V Conclusion section includes a summary of the previously discussed. The Edith Wharton advocate fiction writing skills to serve on the theme of the text you want to maximize embodies thinking. She was opposed to narrative convention, writing style, a unique identity, while embracing a variety of genres, \

On Darwinism in the Age of Innocence

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