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Text, Culture, and Identity: On Spacial Narration in Ida Pruitt’s A China Childhood

Abstract: Much importance has been attached to the concept of space in narratology. However, in autobiographical research, the related study is far from enough. Ida Pruitt, a missionary daughter, highlights the memory and writing about space in her autobiography A China Childhood. Hence, through the analysis of the role of space in text organization, cultural interpretation and identity representation, the current study aims to enhance the understanding of spatial narrative in the research of autobiography.


Key Words: space; autobiography; text; culture; identity


Zhu Chunfa is Associate Professor of Literature at Zhejiang University of Media and Communication. He is currently a Ph.D student. His research interest is in English literature.