显性生态文学与隐性生态文学的分野在于作者创作时是否秉持着鲜明的生态意识,这是对生态文学的一种相对明显但又谈不上鲜明界限的区分。显性生态文学,揭示人类应该承担的生态责任,是生态正义与力量的化身,侧重于对生态思想的宣传而忽视审美性是其突出的局限性。隐性生态文学,是生态文学必要的补充,但在生态批评的过程中,它又应该是被审慎对待的对象。
The dividing line between dominant ecoliterature and recessive ecoliterature lies whether the author holds the distinct sense of ecology when he is creating his works, which is a relatively obvious but not distinct division to ecoliterature. Dominant ecoliterature reveals the ecological responsibility people should bear, so it is the incarnation of ecological justice and power. The limitation of dominant ecoliterature is that it stresses the propagation of ecological thoughts and ignores its aesthetics. Recessive ecoliterature is the necessary complement of ecoliterature, but it should also be the target of the trial in the process of ecological criticism.