On the Thingness in Martin Eden from the Perspective of Bill Brown’s New Materialism

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10.2991/978-2-38476-281-1_22How to use a DOI?

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Martin Eden; the new materialism; Bill Brown; things ness

Abstract

Bill Brown, as a new materialist, whose theories provide new perspectives for the study of new types of things-human relationship, emphasizes the subjectivity and shaping power of things. In Jack London's Martin Eden, things become key elements on the road to chasing dreams, reflecting the pivotal power of things in shaping people's psychology and behavior at the early stage of industrialization. The purpose of this paper is to explore the neglected theme of things through an in-depth analysis of the intra-action of the things with individual destiny, social relations, and physical experience in Martin Eden, and to reveal the theoretical value of Bill Brown's new materialism in interpreting the novel and call on human beings to rethink their relationship with the environment.

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AU  - Xiaoxiao Fan
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DA  - 2024/08/31
TI  - On the Thingness in Martin Eden from the Perspective of Bill Brown’s New Materialism
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Industry Development (HACID 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 177
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SN  - 2352-5398
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