Targeting the discourse of domination that rests on the binary opposites of power relations, ecofeminism addresses the destructive patriarchal practices. This movement brings into light the striking analogy that exists between such practices against women and against nature. The discourse is often translated in terms of manipulation, abuse, mistreatment, and subjugation with all the suppression and oppression that these practices entail. Hawthorne’s “Rappaccini’s Daughter” pleads an ecofeminist approach in terms of three aspects. First, it represents the two parties addressed in ecofeminist movements: on one hand there is the patriarchal oppressor embodied in Rappaccini and the two other male figures in the story, and, on the other hand, there is the oppressed, namely Beatrice and the garden. Secondly, it strikes a characteristic affinity between the maltreated female and the abused garden. Thirdly, it delineates the power relations represented as dichotomous binary opposites that each of the afore mentioned parties respectively represents.

As the National Book Award winner of America in 2013, The Good Lord Bird plays an important role in depicting the inner world of ordinary people, especially slaves. The young slave narrator, Henry Shackleford recreates John Brown's raids on Harpers Ferry on the eve of the American Civil War. His role changes and choices in his life reflect the identical dilemma and awakening of the black slaves in that era. Based on Ethical Literary Criticism, this paper displays Henry’s identical dilemma in The Good Lord Bird from two aspects of gender dilemma and social dilemma. It explores reasons for Henry’s dual identical dilemmas and the ethical choices, which is to be a girl in bondage or a boy in freedom. Therefore, this paper reveals the inefficiency and blindness of the black slave's ethical choices in the context of slavery, representing the loneliness and alienation faced by the black slaves on the eve of American Civil War. It awakens people to recognize the hypocrisy and evilness of Slavery, and makes human beings re-examine history, giving important enlightenment to American racial issues.

Translators play an important role in delivering the meaning written in the source language to the target language. This should be done without changing the intended purpose of the source text. It is generally accepted that translation students often produce an inadequate translation in the process of translation training at university. Students tend to translate word for word or often mistranslate a source text meaning into the target text. This study aims to investigate the factors that influence the quality of translation, particularly in translating academic essay. The data of this study were obtained by the qualitative method by interviewing beginning translator students. Four questions were designed and given to students in order to find out the point of view of the participants in terms of the difficulties they encounter when translating academic essay. The finding revealed that lack of translation knowledge is among the factors contributing to the quality of their translation.