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- Title
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's linguistic mirror of nature: An ecological criticism.
- Creator
- Dana, Elizabeth., Florida Atlantic University, Faraci, Mary
- Abstract/Description
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For the most part, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's work has been considered primarily as Southern Regionalist. Her use of language, however, in detailed descriptions of nature evidence an ecological consciousness. Examining her use of certain words used in descriptions of natural places, we see that Rawlings views nature as a place of learning and that man fits in not as a dominant figure, but as a part of the ecological community, and is subject to the vicissitudes of nature. The analysis of her...
Show moreFor the most part, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's work has been considered primarily as Southern Regionalist. Her use of language, however, in detailed descriptions of nature evidence an ecological consciousness. Examining her use of certain words used in descriptions of natural places, we see that Rawlings views nature as a place of learning and that man fits in not as a dominant figure, but as a part of the ecological community, and is subject to the vicissitudes of nature. The analysis of her language is the indication that Rawlings was as concerned with nature as she was with the Regionalism of Cross Creek. Her use of certain words portrays an unpredictable world. Rawlings portrays her characters in the basic condition of mankind, not as dominant figures, but as survivors in the unpredictable settings of Nature.
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- 1992
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14785
- Subject Headings
- Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan,--1896-1953--Criticism and interpretation
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The role of animals in the Florida novels of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
- Creator
- Gutierrez, Jeanne C., Florida Atlantic University, Peyton, Ann
- Abstract/Description
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Animals play a vital role in the Florida novels of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, including Cross Creek, The Yearling, South Moon Under and Golden Apples. Rawlings's appreciation for the animal world may be viewed as twofold. First, she emphasizes the importance of animals for practical reasons, stressing their contribution to the livelihood of her characters. Her attitude also encompasses a realistic view of the dual role animals play as both threat and protector. Secondly, Rawlings expresses a...
Show moreAnimals play a vital role in the Florida novels of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, including Cross Creek, The Yearling, South Moon Under and Golden Apples. Rawlings's appreciation for the animal world may be viewed as twofold. First, she emphasizes the importance of animals for practical reasons, stressing their contribution to the livelihood of her characters. Her attitude also encompasses a realistic view of the dual role animals play as both threat and protector. Secondly, Rawlings expresses a firm conviction that a close relationship with the animal world is essential to one's happiness. She reveals a marked preference for animals above humans and emphasizes their contribution to the emotional well-being of her characters. Finally, Rawlings employs literary techniques such as simile, metaphor and personification to disclose how fundamental an element animals are to her Florida novels as well as her personal life.
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- 1993
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14886
- Subject Headings
- Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan,--1896-1953--Criticism and interpretation., Animals in literature., Florida--Fiction.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Constituting community: expanding perceptions of community in Rawlings's Cross Creek and Thoreau's Walden.
- Creator
- Curran, Julianne., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
- Abstract/Description
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Both Thoreau and Rawlings call attention to humanity's need to expand its perceptions and interpretations of what it means to be a part of a community in Walden and Cross Creek, respectively. Building on the established idea of what it means to be incorporated into a human community, each author also implores his or her readers to extend the perceived boundaries of what comprises a "community" to include the natural world. Ultimately, both texts point to the need for the establishment of what...
Show moreBoth Thoreau and Rawlings call attention to humanity's need to expand its perceptions and interpretations of what it means to be a part of a community in Walden and Cross Creek, respectively. Building on the established idea of what it means to be incorporated into a human community, each author also implores his or her readers to extend the perceived boundaries of what comprises a "community" to include the natural world. Ultimately, both texts point to the need for the establishment of what Aldo Leopold calls a land ethic, which requires the re-drawing of communal boundaries to include the land with man as a citizen rather than a conqueror of Nature. Thoreau and Rawlings demonstrate how an individual can start to expand his or her conception of community to move closer to Leopold's ideal by recounting the different experiences they have with human society and nature while living at Walden Pond and in Cross Creek, Florida. However, each author uses different approaches. Thoreau concentrates primarily on reflecting upon improving his individual self in order to eventually improve his Concord community. Rawlings, on the other hand, makes a greater effort to reflect upon her interactions with the people of Cross Creek in addition to her interactions with Nature in order to strengthen her bonds with these things. Such a difference causes Rawlings to be read as presenting a re-vision of Thoreau's ideas about the relationship between humankind, one's community, and Nature. While the kinds of experiences Thoreau and Rawlings encounter might be different, in the end it is their emphasis on the importance of an individual's relationship to the community-one that includes both humans and Nature-that resonates with readers.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2683121
- Subject Headings
- Criticism and interpretation, Criticism and interpretation, Symbolism in literature, National characteristics, American, in literature, Nature, Effect of human beings on
- Format
- Document (PDF)
