SOME CULTURAL SYMBOLS IN MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM - SHORT STORIES FROM ECO-CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES

Authors

  • Le Thi Nhien Department of Vietnamese Linguistics and Literature, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Can Tho University, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejls.v3i2.373

Keywords:

eco-criticism, short stories, artistic icons, culture

Abstract

Using the theory of ecological criticism, this study shows the expression of environmental consciousness of writers through cultural symbols in short stories in the Mekong Delta, in which the two central symbolic systems are deeply analyzed: rivers and fields. They have both ecological properties and show the way of life, behavior and attitude of people in the process of survival. Thereby affirming that writers have both traditional and creative expressions of artistic symbols in order to send meaningful messages to readers about the close relationship between humans and nature, at the same time, arouse awareness of environmental protection.

Author Biography

  • Le Thi Nhien, Department of Vietnamese Linguistics and Literature, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Ms. Le Thi Nhien, Humanities & Social Sciences (SSSH), Can Tho University (CTU), Vietnam, is currently a lecturer in literature and culture, Department of Vietnamese Linguistics and Literature. She obtained her PhD from Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Vietnam in 2020 in Vietnamese Language and Culture Program. Her main research interests are literary theory issues, languages, intercultural communication, journalism, learning and teaching Vietnamese literature, curriculum design, testing and assessment and professional development. She can be contacted at ltnhien@ctu.edu.vn.

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Many authors (1997). Dictionary of world cultural symbols - Myths, dreams, customs, gestures, forms, shapes, colors, numbers, Da Nang Publishing House, Da Nang.

Richard Kerridge (2017). (Translated and summarized by Pham Phuong Chi). Environmentalism and ecocriticism. Printed in What is eco-criticism (edited by Hoang To Mai), Writers' Association Publishing House, Hanoi.

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Published

2022-10-30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Articles

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