Etsuko’s Pursuit of Identity:An Interpretation of A Pale View of Hills from the Perspective of Spatial Criticism

• 作者: HU Sheng-hao
• 来源期刊: 文学与艺术研究:英文版
• 学科: 数学
• 关键词: Kazuo Ishiguro A Pale View of Hills spatial criticism
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（10）
• 页码范围: 873-879
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: O17

摘要

On the basis of Etsuko’s memory,A Pale View of Hills,a masterpiece of Kazuo Ishiguro,narrates Etsuko’s life experiences and her identity construction.The paper analyses the novel from the perspective of spatial criticism proposed by Edward Soja and explores the three-dimensional spaces constructed in the novel in order to explore Etsuko’s attempts to leave the marginal space and analyse her pursuit of identity.The paper comes to the conclusion that by constructing Thirdspace open to all cultures,Etsuko eliminates the dichotomy between Firstspace and Secondspace and embraces her hybrid identity.