| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 兒童文學研究所 === 97 === Drawing on Lewis Hyde’s and Humanistic Psychology’s theory, this paper analyzes Skellig and Kit’s Wilderness in terms of gift giving and gift metamorphosis . In Skellig and Kit’s Wilderness, David Almond presents a flow of giftexchange among interpersonal relations. The characters both overcome the fear of death and loss through gift giving, which is much more worth to explore.
Gifts may cause accepters to be obligated to return one; however, one could be inspired to change and work out one’s potentialities if the gift is really touching for him or her. When one is able to return or pass on the gift, one shows his or her own creativity, and at the same time helps individual get involved with the community. Gifts meet characters’ basic needs and help them grow up. Once when they give gifts actively rather than receive a one-way passive gift, they could form their own independent personality.
At the end of this essay concludes the accomplishment of individual's personality and talent depends on the support of others. Further more talented individuals can also lead the social progress, and facilitate a moving cycle of gift. Through the interaction between people shapes the appearance of "human". It’s a good opportunity to rethink mutual relation of self , other people and the natural environment, which could provide a possibility ── one can coexist with each other and contribute to each other's prosperity.
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