林叶子: 坠落的火山| Yezi Lin: A Falling of Volcano

这是一篇小说探讨了亚洲女性在跨文化环境中寻找身份认同和自由的主题。故事通过主人公火山的经历，深入探讨了幻想与现实、自由、身份、文化冲突和社会问题等各种议题。火山的旅程引发了她与东方主义的内化和西方文化的幻灭之间的斗争。故事取材于作者的观察、与朋友的访谈以及对生活经历的反思。火山的跨文化经历促使她反思自己的成长经历，种族意识以及不同文化语境下产生强烈的自我厌恶情绪，从而延伸出对接纳与信仰的讨论。 A Falling of Volcano explores the theme of Asian women seeking identity and freedom within cross-cultural contexts. Through the journey of the protagonist, Huoshan, the story delves into a wide range of issues including the tension between fantasy and reality, freedom, identity, cultural conflict, and social concerns. Huoshan’s journey becomes a site of struggle between her internalized Orientalism and her disillusionment with Western culture. Drawing from the author’s observations, interviews with friends, and reflections on lived experiences, the story captures the nuances of a cross-cultural existence. Huoshan’s experiences prompt a deep reckoning with her own upbringing, racial consciousness, and the intense self-loathing that arises in different cultural frameworks, ultimately opening