A Study on the Deconstruction and Construction of the American Image in Norman Mailer's Novels
by Ren Hujun
About This Novel
This book combines the historical context of Norman Mailer's novel creation, including "Advertising Myself", "The Presidential Files", "Cannibals and Christians", "The Existential Errand", "The Art of the Occult: Essays on Writing", "Why Do We War?" " And "On God: An Extraordinary Conversation" and other non-fiction works about human nature, morality, and contemporary American society, culture, and politics. Using literary criticism methods such as new historicism, postcolonialism, feminism, and deconstruction as well as textual reading methods, a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of "The Naked and the Dead," "Barbary Shores," "The Deer Park," "An American Dream" and "Why Are We in Vietnam?" ", "The Executioner's Song", "Tough Guys Don't Dance", "Harlot's Ghost", "The Gospel of a Son" and "The Castle in the Woods" and other novels deconstruct and construct the image of the United States and its moral value orientation. It reveals the creative purpose and development motivation of Mailer's novels from the perspective of deconstructing and constructing the image of the United States, and reveals Mailer's novels from the perspective of moral value orientation. The purpose and significance of Mailer's novels in deconstructing and constructing the image of the United States is that the deconstruction and construction of the image of the United States in Mailer's novels and the severe criticism of the United States in his nonfiction works are intended to allow the United States and the world to see clearly the nature of American imperialism and racism, thereby criticizing and resisting various hegemonic ideas and discriminatory behaviors in the United States that undermine human freedom, equality, and peace. Therefore, this book will help readers deeply understand the social value and significance of Mailer and his novels, and will have a positive impact on promoting the spread and acceptance of Mailer in China.
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