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

Le Thi Nhien

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.

 

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eco-criticism, short stories, artistic icons, culture

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejls.v3i2.373

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