Deconstruction And Construction: The "blessing" For "Robinson Crusoe" Rewrite

John Maxwell Coetzee (1940-), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in2003, wasborn in South Africa. As a descendant of Dutch settlers, he accepted the influence of Britishculture from childhood. His long-time diaspora career makes him keep a distance from allthe established rules and institutions in his narrative. As a Postcolonial rewriting anddeconstruction of Robinson Crusoe, Coetzee was committed to use multiple narrativestrategies in Foe. He additionally expressed sympathy and ethical concern to Black SouthAfricans who was bound of apartheid.The Introduction: A review of the studies concerning Coetzee. This part introducesCoetzee’s novels and a systemic literature review of studies about Coetzee both at home andabroad.Chapter I: The construction of new adventures. Chapter I is divided into three sections:Section one is mainly about the co-textual comprehension of Robinson Crusoe and Foe. Thenew adventure was described by a fictional female character, Susan Barton. Section two ismainly a reflection and deconstruction of Robinson Crusoe in Foe. The construction of thenew adventures is deconstructing the unitary narrative in Robinson Crusoe.Chapter II: The multi-dimensional Narration in Foe. Chapter II is divided into threesections: Section one is mainly about the deconstruction of male discourse hegemony. Thissection explores Susan Barton’s self-views and self-reflection in the fiction, and it indicatesher competition for the discourse right with Mr. Foe. Section two explores how the fictiondeconstructs narrative authority. The question and reflection in the fiction constructs themultiple points of view and the disappearance of narrative authority in Foe.Chapter III: Sympathy and ethical concern to Black South Africans. Section one ismainly about the South Africa’s colonial history and the background of the novel. In addition,Coetzee’s life in exile has a strong influence on his novel writing. Section two discourses Friday’s self-expression that we can not understand. Friday’s silence and mystery ceremony,dance, symbols, shows his resistance to oppression.Conclusion: Coetzee’s writing thought and his ethical concern to Black South Africans.