东京文学080916

	东京文学 DONGJING WENXUE 2008 No.9 P.38-39

Identity crisis in "The Rain Child"

赵亭亭　

Identity crisis in "The Rain Child"

Abstract：In the short story "The Rain Child" , Canadian Margaret Laurence gives a clear outline of encounters between the European culture and the African culture. This thesis analyzes the meaning of culture and cultural identity. It focuses on the different psychological states of Ruth, the heroine, under different social circumstances. It explains how her cultural identity crisis is generated. As the final analysis, fierce cultural conflicts and contradictions are caused by the misunderstanding of different cultural groups.
Keywords：Cultural identity; cultural conflicts; misunderstanding

作者单位：赵亭亭（山东师范大学文学院,山东,济南,250014）　

参考文献：

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出版日期：2008年9月20日

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