Introduction 0.1 Review of Critical Study on Elizabeth Jolley 0.2 A Semiological Approach 0.3 Method of Application Chapter One Margin and Center 1.1 Dichotomous Conceptualization of the Wodd 1.2 Definition of Margin and Center 1.3 Relationship between Margin and Center Conclusion Chapter Two Elizabeth JoHey and Sense of Margin-- Central Mischief 2.1 Claims of Being Marginal 2.2 Self-discovery and Dual Division 2.3 Marginal Representations in Jolley's Fiction Conclusion Chapter Three Silence in the Shadow of Power-- Mr.Scobie's Riddle 3.1 Silence as Instrument of Insensibility 3.2 Silence in the Generation Gap 3.3 Silence in the Form of Power Conclusion Chapter Four Myths of Margin and Codes of Powerlessness-- Milk and Honey 4.1 Myths of Ideal and Instrument of Power 4.2 Myths of Margin and Mystery as the Other 4.3 Codes of Powerlessness and the Opposition of Myth Conclusion Chapter Five Demystification of the Myths -- Palomino 5.1 Lesbian--A Shunned Existence 5.2 Sexuality as Dynamic-- Demystification of Heterosexuality 5.3 Sexual Equality-- From Lesbian Visibility to Corporeal Subjectivity Conclusion Chapter Six Changing Perspectives on Margin-- An Innocent Gentleman 6.1 Personality Marginalized 6.2 Personality Diminished 6.3 Live-and-Let-Live Personality Conclusion Chapter Seven A New Perspective between Margin and Center -- The Orchard Thieves 7.1 Reconsidering the Two Aspects-- Margin and Center 7.2 Transcending the Two Layers-- Individual and Societal 7.3 Breaking through the Dichotomy-- Integration-in-Diversity Conclusion Conclusion Boundary Blurred-- Concurrent Cosmos Bibliography
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By resurrection, Christians mean that God transforms our dead physical body into a living spiritual body, in which the body has died, and what is raised is not an immortal soul, but a spiritual body. All Christian doctrines bend every effort to promote the consciousness of separation, isolation, and duality between the binary opposites. Thus Christianity encourages people to live in a God-centered world, a sacred and good life, a world-negating life, for only through forsaking this current life can people find true meaning in life, an afterlife with God in heaven. Thus the Christianity establishes for the people a center from which meanings of life can be derived. The center, as a kind of authoriy, prescribes and regulates all things for its chosen few considering all others as unsaved, unclean, and damned forever to hell. Strictly speaking, such dualistic ideas simplify reality to a childish level, a reality that is in fact quite manifold. Its hold on the human mind is quite absorbing, for it offers high drama, the feeling of free will and specialness, and the chance for an everlasting life of bliss. Unfortunately it also blinds people quite rigidly to a religion and religious leaders who can often pursue very selfish purpose indeed. Most people have been converted to the doctrines of Christianity for fear of being excluded and separated from this fanciful and illustrious future life. ……