Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2016, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (3): 325-330.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2016.03.017

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The Nation-building Narrative in Alice Munros Wilderness Station

YUAN Xia1,2   

  1. (1. School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; 2. School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China)
  • Received:2015-09-20 Revised:2015-09-20 Online:2016-05-25 Published:2016-07-29
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Abstract: Alice Munros Wilderness Station explores the relationship of Canadas nation-building myth and national identity. The novel employs Gothic wilderness narrative to reveal earlier Canadian immigrants identity perplexity and status anxiety because of the spatial displacement in the nation-building process. The Canadian nation-building myth depicted in the novel is actually the collision of the new and old sign systems, which has brought forth great shock upon the earlier immigrants and complicated their identity-seeking process. Besides, the epistolary style in the narration breaks the unified narrative of Canadian nation-building myths, thus encouraging people to reflect upon Canadas national identity.

Key words: Alice Munro, Wilderness Station, Gothic wilderness narrative, nation-building myth, national identity

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