Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2016, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (3): 319-324.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2016.03.016

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Construction of the Fourth World and Writing of Political Ethics The Write-back Tactics in Almanac of the Dead

ZHAO Li   

  1. (School of Foreign Languages, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China)
  • Received:2015-11-08 Revised:2015-11-08 Online:2016-05-25 Published:2016-07-29
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Abstract: The concern and criticism about political ethics in American society have been the themes in Leslie Marmon Silkos writings. In Almanac of the Dead, the intention and characteristics of American political discourse writing are summarized as the hegemonic discourse by Silko. Both the collective aphasia of the minorities and vulnerable groups at home and the geopolitical diplomatic strategies abroad reflect the issues existing in American political ethics writings. How to solve these issues becomes the foundation of constructing the Fourth World in Silkos novels. In her opinion, the Fourth World is an ideal state to eliminate the problems of imparity and injustice among different classes, and an effective strategy to write back the imperial narrative. Based on the Fourth World concept, Silkos ultimate goal is to construct a political space in her books where different nations enjoy an equal and syncretic relationship.

Key words: Leslie Marmon Silko, Almanac of the Dead, Fourth World, political ethics, syncretism

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