Female Images from the Perspective of Ecological Feminism: Taking O-lan in Pearl S. Buck’s The Good Earth as an Example

Abstract

Eco-feminism, as the product of the combination of ecology and feminism, inherits and develops ecological thought and feminist thought in theory. Based on the relevant theories of eco-feminism, this paper analyzes the female images of O-lan in Pearl Buck’s The Good Earth. From the perspective of the ecological environment, it mainly exposes the dual oppression of nature and women under the shackles of feudal patriarchy and feudal ideology. It aims to build the proper role and status of women in nature and society, to give the new women enlightenment to strive for a better word in which men and women coexist in harmony under the new social environment by improving the ecological environment.