American Environmental Literature: The Greening Genre Advocating Environmental Justice

The theme of Environmental justice is the core theme of American environmental literature,for it is the main thread running through the two developing periods of American environmental literature and it carries its most fundamental value orientation.The implication of the theme consists of two dimensions:the justice between man and nature,and interpersonal justice pertaining to environment.The theme of environmental justice foregrounds the realistic value of American environmental literature and it sheds light on the current environmental crisis.