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Ian McEwan is generally acknowledged as a unique and prominent figure in the history of twentieth century English literature.In 2008,The Times featured him on their list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”.The Comfort of Strangers,which was nearly universally praised both in the United Kingdom and in the United States.In The New York Times,the critic John Leonard wrote “No reader will begin The Comfort of Strangers and fail to finish it”.yet its status among the western literary critics varied greatly.Queer theory represents a theoretical vanguard in terms of the issues of sexuality and identity,and it does not mean to advocate homosexuality as some people misunderstood.Based on the detailed textual analysis of The Comfort of Strangers from the perspective of the Queer theory as the major theoretical basis,this paper intends to reveal McE wan’s protest against rigorous gender categorization,and his appeal for the elimination of discrimination against homosexuality and the pursuit of a harmonious world.
Ian McEwan is generally acknowledged as a unique and prominent figure in the history of twentieth century English literature. In 2008, The Times featured him on their list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”. The Comfort of Strangers, which was nearly universally praised both in the United Kingdom and in the United States. In The New York Times, the critic John Leonard wrote “No reader will begin The Comfort of Strangers and fail to finish it ”. yet its status among the western literary critics varied greatly. Queer theory represents a theoretical vanguard in terms of the issues of sexuality and identity, and it does not mean to advocate homosexuality as some people misunderstood.Based on the detailed textual analysis of The Comfort of Strangers from the perspective of the Queer theory as the major theoretical basis, this paper intends to reveal McE wan’s protest against rigorous gender categorization, and his appeal for the elimination of discrimination against homosexuality and t he pursuit of a harmonious world.