重返平衡，寻求和谐后殖民生态视域下《神秘的河流》与《石乡行》比较思考

bit the historical events by creatingthe story.Confronted with Grenville’s stance,some critics suggested she provides a newperspective to recall and understand colonial history.However,other critics contendthat the novel betrays Grenville’s noble claim.One of the Australian academics DoloresHerrero in her journal“Crossing The Secret River:From the Victim to Perpetrator”argues that the novel has made huge efforts to portray the suffering of WilliamThornhill,which arouses readers’sympathy(Dolores 86).They will dismiss theAboriginals’predicament and give more understanding to the whites’aggressivebehaviors(Dolores 87-102).Then,Dolores explored how the novel defamiliarizes someof the most important myths of the Australian nation by applying trauma-relatedtheories and post-colonial critics.Although there are many debates about theauthenticity of the book,several scholars contend the book succeeds in promoting racia reconciliation.In the paper“Going Against the Flow:Kate Grenville’s The Secret Riverand Colonialism’s Structuring Oppositions”,Anouk Lang deems that Grenville succeedin drawing attention to the dichotomies on which the Australian economy of guilt hasbeen constructed,and the material realities of subjugation that have revealed,becomingthe one step to their dismantling(Anouk 14).

2.2 Studies of The Secret River and Journey to theStone Country at Home

Compared with overseas studies,researches about The Secret River in Chinastarted later,until Chinese version was published in 2008.Generally,home studiesabout the book can be divided into three categories.

At the beginning,most critics concentrated on theme studies.In contrast with theoverseas researchers who question the work’s authenticity of history,domestic scholarshad a heated discussion about racial reconciliation.Zheng Yihan and Qi Tao exploredthe author’s view on racial reconciliation.After the intensive reading,they concludedthat the reconciliation process should be advanced through recognition of two sides’similarity and the tolerance of their difference in the premise of the whites’admission(Zheng and Qi 7).Their views are in line with the appeal of people all over the world.When dealing with other nations,it is essential to to seek common ground whileshelving differences.Another scholar,Zhan Chunjuan pays more attention to issuescaused by reconciliation fiction.In the paper“Australian Reconciliation Novels andNew Trends of Literary Criticisms”,She probes into political discourse and powerideology hidden behind the two novels and arrives at a conclusion that The Secret Rivernot only serves as an interpretation to colonial history and racial conflict but reflectsAustralia’s conflicting national psychology as well as the resulting discourse betweenpersonal and public(Zhan 17).

Chapter Three Similar Imbalance in Both Works...............................20

3.1 The Imbalance of Natural Ecology............................20

3.1.1 An Invaded Hawkesbury River:From Peace to Chaos.........................20

3.1.2 The Exploitation of Burranbah:From Green to Barren.............22

Chapter Four Different Strategies to Cope with Imbalance..................................38

4.1 Thronhill’s Pride and Prejudice VS Annabelle’s Understanding and Respect....................38

4.1.1 Rejection to the Natives’Culture............................38

4.1.2 Reflection to Colonial History................................40

Chapter Five Different Results of Respective Choices.......................53

5.1 Alienation and Estrangement in The Secret River........................53

5.1.1 Deteriorating Family Relationship..........................54

5.1.2 Broken Friendship with Blackwood.............................56

Chapter FiveDifferent Results of RespectiveChoices

5.1 Alienation and Estrangement in The Secret River

To be alienated is to experience the world as indifferent to oneself.The alienatedperson struggles to establish relations with oneself,things,other human beings,orsocial institutions(Rahel 3).Thornhi