International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2023, 5(11); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2023.051118.
Qiong Pei
Suqian University, Suqian, Jiangsu, 223800, China
The English Patient is a masterpiece by Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje. The book won the Booker Prize, the highest award in English fiction when it was published. Since the publication of The English Patient, scholars have interpreted and discussed the novel from different perspectives. This article employs Lu Shuyuan's ecological trichotomy to explain the imbalance in Natural Ecology, Social Ecology, and Spiritual Ecology in The English Patient, revealing Michael Ondaatje’s concerns over human destiny in wars.
Michael Ondaatje; The English Patient; Spiritual ecology; Social ecology
Qiong Pei. Triple Ecological Imbalance in Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 11: 108-114. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.051118.
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