Open Access“A Mirror” of the Alternation of Ethics --- The Ethical Selection of The Maples in Updike’s Separating
Author(s) -
Min Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5425
DOI - 10.5296/ijl.v13i6.19339
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , alternation (linguistics) , class (philosophy) , sociology , aesthetics , environmental ethics , epistemology , philosophy , computer science , linguistics , artificial intelligence
Separating, by John Updike, tells a story that happened in a middle-class family, where the protagonists the Maples decide to separate from each other, and they announce their decision to four children, thus resulting in a family conflict. This essay intends to analyze the choice made by the Maples and the reasons behind them, hence revealing the changes in American marriage thoughts and the contradictions that exist in American marriage life in the 1960s.