National Writing and Cultural Memory in the Literature of Islands in the South Pacific Belonging to Other Countries
Islands in the South Pacific belonging to other countries are the result of the colonization of the three regions of the South Pacific.The authors of literature of islands in the South Pacific belonging to other countries primarily are island indigenous people and some European and American writers.This paper discusses the main writers'works and their national culture connotation in the literature of islands belonging to America,France,Britain,or Chile in the three regions of the South Pacific.It founds that the indigenous literature in American islands is the most abundant comparatively.It closely integrates with the national sovereignty movement,and becomes an important position for indigenous people to explore their national culture and preserve their outstanding national heritage,and also an important channel for recalling national traditions.French island literature includes more relevant literature written by European and American writers in the colonial period,and the relatively small number of indigenous literature is mostly related to the French military aggression and nuclear test.Some aboriginal writers have been assimilated by the suzerain state,and some are still defending traditional culture in reality.Indigenous literature in British islands and Chilean islands is comparatively scarce.Although indigenous cultural institutions and groups have emerged,literature written by European and American writers seems to provide more valuable information about the traditional culture and colonial history of the islands.
Islands in the South Pacific belonging to other countriesnational writingintegration and persistencecultural memory
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