The Correlation of Moral Forces

The Correlation of Moral Forces

This novel explores the clash between traditional Native American culture and the encroaching forces of European-American expansionism. The story centers around a young woman's struggle to maintain her people's way of life in the face of overwhelming oppression. Through its portrayal of the devastating consequences of colonialism, the novel critiques the notion that Western civilization is superior to indigenous cultures.

By Helen Hunt Jackson · First published 1883 · Genre: Philosophical Essay, Spiritual Literature, Scientific Commentary · 849 words

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Science has dealt and delved patiently with the laws of matter. From Cuvier to Huxley, we have a long line of clear-eyed workers. The gravitating force between all molecules; the law of continuity; the inertial force of matter; the sublime facts of organic co-ordination and adaptation, -- all these are recognized, analyzed, recorded, taught. We have learned that the true meaning of the word law, as applied to Nature, is not decree, but formula of invariable order, immutable as the constitution of ultimate units of matter. Order is not imposed upon Nature. Order is result. Physical science does not confuse these; it never mistakes nor denies specific function, organic progression, cyclical growth. It knows that there is no such thing as evasion, interruption, substitution.

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American Literature · Feminist Fiction · Social Commentary · Moral Philosophy · Ethics · Sociology · Psychology · Philosophy · Realism · 19th Century American Literature · Women's Rights · Abolitionism

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