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1、- i -The Cry of the Marginalized People in Multiculturalism—The Analysis of The Loons and Its Deeper Cultural ConnotationAbstractCanada is a country based on multiculturalism, in which the white dominate the mainstream c

2、ulture, while the aboriginal culture is in the condition of marginalization. In The Loons, Margaret Laurence describes a marginalized minority girl--Piquette’s short but miserable life, who keeps struggling to blend into

3、 the mainstream society, but finally ends herself with hopelessness. Laurence also describes the tragic ending of the loons under the development of human civilization, along with Piquette’s whole life. This paper is com

4、posed of four parts. In the introduction, the author introduces the cultural and historical background in the writing of The Loons, the course of Laurence’s literary creation, and the main content of The Loons. In the se

5、cond part, the author shows Piquette’s complicated characters, and the two important figures of speech in the story--symbolism and pun, which make The Loons short but with great power. In the third part, the author revea

6、ls two deeper cultural connotations in The Loons: one is post-colonial feminism, which appeals for people to fight for the rights and interests of women in the Third World; the other is Laurence’s ecological view. She ex

7、presses great concern about the ecological problems, appealing to the protection of the ecological environment. In the conclusion, the author summarizes the main content of the paper with three words: high artistic quali

8、ty, sociality, and ideological content.Key Words: Multiculturalism; Marginalization; Artistic features;Post-colonial feminism; Ecological environment- iii -ContentsAbstract ...............................................

9、........................................................i摘 要 ...........................................................................................................ii1 Introduction ...................................

10、..........................................................12 Artistic Appreciation of The Loons .........................................................42.1 Distinct Description of Piquette’s Complicated Characters.....

11、.........................42.1.1 Piquette’s Coldness and Stolidity in the Beginning................................42.1.2 Piquette’s Great Devotion to Life Four Years Later...............................52.1.3 Piquette’s

12、Hopelessness After the Failure of Marriage...........................62.2 Symbolism in The Loons...................................................................................72.2.1 The Symbolism of the Environments.

13、.....................................................72.2.2 The Symbolism of the Spirit ...................................................................82.2.3 The Symbolism of the Ending...............................

14、..................................92.3 Pun in The Loons...............................................................................................93 The Deeper Cultural Connotation in The Loons.......................

15、.............123.1 Post-colonial Feminism...................................................................................123.2 Ecological View in The Loons---Conflicts Between Human Civilization andEcological Environm

16、ent..................................................................................134 Conclusion.............................................................................................15References ...............

17、.................................................................................17Acknowledgements ..................................................................................19畢業(yè)設(shè)計（論文）知識產(chǎn)權(quán)聲明 .....................