A Deconstruction of the"Science Fiction West":Aesthetic Interpretation of the Big Dumb Objects Image in Arthur C.Clarke's Works
As a genre literature based on Western ideology,science fiction has long been filled with the discourse of Western-centrism.However,the classic works of British writer Arthur C.Clarke has presented a deconstruction of the"Science Fiction West",unconsciously and intentionally.And'it is particularly evident in his three aesthetic interpretations of the"Big Dumb Objects"image.By reimagin-ing the scene of a spaceship hovering over the city,Clarke fuses the theological and philosophical tradi-tions of European literature with science fiction themes His depiction of the ruins of alien civilizations dissolves the Western Exceptionalism on a grand scale And his extraordinarily high regard for the Space Elevator further reflects his romantic ideals in the technological age Taking Arthur C.Clarke as an ex-ample,we can see that a truly transcendent science fiction always deconstructs the"Science Fiction West"first.
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