An Analysis of the Female Characters in The Nightingale From the Perspective of Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics: From the Self to Other

Other is important in Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics concerning language understanding.Self is always on the way to other, which is path of self-understanding or self-knowledge.From self to other is fundamental in any understanding.The female characters of The Nightingale undergo a process of ethical encounters and come to understanding eventually against the background of war.