生态批评理论下《困惑》与《上层林冠》中的人与自然关系研究

A Study on the Relationship Between Man and Nature in Bewilderment and The Overstory from the Theory of Ecocriticism

Richard Powers (1957-) is regarded as one of the most important modern American writers, with his twelfth book, The Overstory, winning the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Literature, and his latest novel, Bewilderment, being shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In these two novels, Powers discusses the relationship between man and nature, pointing out that environmental issues are not only related to the current survival of human beings, but also closely related to the future development of human beings. His ecological concern and humanistic concern for the future development of human beings are deeply conveyed in the books. Therefore, this paper tries to analyze the enlightenment of the life community between man and nature in the novels Bewilderment and The Overstory to modern life from the theory of ecocriticism.

理查德·鲍尔斯被誉为美国当代最重要的后现代作家之一，其第十二部作品《上层林冠》（The Overstory）获得2019 年普利策文学奖，最新小说《困惑》（Bewilderment）曾入围布克奖短名单。鲍尔斯在这两部小说均探讨了人与自然的关系，指出环境问题不仅仅关乎人类当下的生存，更与未来发展密切相关，书中深刻地传达出他对人类未来发展的生态关怀和人文关注。因此，本文试从生态批评理论出发，分析小说《困惑》和《上层林冠》中的人与自然构建生命共同体对现代生活的启示意义。