“Cold Mountain Not Cold”: The Home Community in Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

doi:10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2024.01.015

Abstract

Abstract: The American writer Charles Frazier is famous for his home writing in Cold Mountain of those Cold Mountain residents living in the Appalachian Mountains in the southern United States， and the theoretical connotation of community has become the key to understanding the essence of the home Cold Mountain. The novel takes the characters' perception and practice of the community concept as the main line， and depicts a vivid picture of home community. In Frazier's depiction of the home Cold Mountain， there are “interracial community” building of a family of eight， the manifestation of “female community” responsibility with sisterhood， and the expression of the great vision of “regional community” based on global awareness， all of which have jointly created a beautiful home community life in Cold Mountain. Cold Mountain revolves around the home life in deep Cold Mountain of the American South， explores issues such as racial friendship， women's bond and regional life， thus showing Frazier's renewed attention to the theme of American Southern literature in the new century and his reflections on home life under the hustle condition in the era of globalization.

Key words: Charles Frazier; Cold Mountain; home; home community

CLC Number:

I106.4

ZHANG Duan， PIAO Yu. “Cold Mountain Not Cold”: The Home Community in Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier[J]. Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science), 2024, 26(1): 135-142.

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