Linguistics and Literature Studies Vol. 4(4), pp. 295 - 299
DOI: 10.13189/lls.2016.040407
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Interpretative Vortex in Mansfield Park: A Check of “Figure-Ground” Theory from Deconstructive Perspective

Lu Jie ^1,2,*
1 Foreign Language College, Chengdu University of Information and Technology, China
² College of Literature and Journalism, Sichuan University, China

ABSTRACT

Traditional "Figure-Ground" theory focuses on the mutual relationship between figures and grounds as well as reader's voluntary adjustment of their attention to change the stale orientation of the original figures and grounds. The essay checks the implement of "Figure-Ground" theory in Jane Austin's Mansfield Park from a deconstructive perspective and finds through the blending of figures and grounds, coexistence of primary and secondary figures as well as juxtaposition of grounds, many interpretative vortexes are created in the reader's interpretation of the text. These interpretative vortexes rejuvenate and modernize traditional classic literature by advocating freedom and vitality, opposing to order and rigidity, stressing pluralism and diversity, and objecting to unification as well as binary opposition.

KEYWORDS
Interpretative Vortex, Cognitive Poetics, Figure-Ground, Mansfield Park

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Lu Jie , "Interpretative Vortex in Mansfield Park: A Check of “Figure-Ground” Theory from Deconstructive Perspective," Linguistics and Literature Studies, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 295 - 299, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/lls.2016.040407.

(b). APA Format:
Lu Jie (2016). Interpretative Vortex in Mansfield Park: A Check of “Figure-Ground” Theory from Deconstructive Perspective. Linguistics and Literature Studies, 4(4), 295 - 299. DOI: 10.13189/lls.2016.040407.