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D1a, Xiaohong Zhang, Ph. D2b  \n1 College of International Studies, Shenzhen University, 2 Shenzhen University  \nKeywords: Liminality, Island Symbolism, Character Transformation, Social Refiguration, Lost, The Tempest  \n[https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.126242](https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.126242)  \nIsland Studies Journal Vol. 20, Issue 1, 2025  \nThis article embarks on a comparative analysis to uncover the role of the island as a liminal space in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and the television series Lost, exploring its function in facilitating redemption, fantasy, and transformation. The study elucidates how both narratives utilize the island not merely as a setting but as a crucial catalyst for character evolution and thematic depth. Through an examination of geographical, temporal, and psychological dimensions of liminality, the article demonstrates the island’s pivotal role as a space where human complexity, the quest for identity, and aspirations towards redemption unfold. The comparative inquiry highlights narrative and thematic correspondences, underlining the interpretive richness offered by the concept of liminality within literary and media studies. This analysis accentuates the enduring significance of liminal spaces in fostering significant personal and collective transformations, despite disparities in medium and historical context.  \nIntroduction  \nThis article endeavors to elucidate the multifaceted nature of the island asa liminal space, instrumental in facilitating processes of redemption, fantasy, and transformation within Williams Shakespeare’s The Tempest and the contemporary American TV series Lost. By scrutinizing the island’s function as a delineator of physical, temporal, psychological, and social boundaries, this analysis unveils the manner in which these narratives do not merely employ the setting as a backdrop for unfolding events but rather as an essential catalyst for the evolution of character and thematic profundity. Through a methodical comparative analysis, this study demonstrates how the inherent liminality of the island acts as a pivotal arena for the unraveling of human complexity, the existential quest for identity, and the aspiration towards redemption. This exposition underscores the perpetual significance of such spaces in precipitating significant personal and collective transformations. Despite the disparities in medium and historical context, both texts similarly deploy the motif of the island as a liminal zone—a domain of transition,  \n[a](a mingyingz@126.com)[ mingyingz@126.com](a mingyingz@126.com)  \n[b](b drzhangxh@126.com)[ drzhangxh@126.com](b drzhangxh@126.com); corresponding author  \nambiguity, and potential metamorphosis—thereby probing the contours of identity, society, and reality. This comparative inquiry not only illuminates narrative and thematic correspondences but also accentuates the interpretative richness derived from applying the concept of liminality as an analytical lens within literary and media studies.  \nLiminality, an anthropological concept first coined by Arnold van Gennep (1909) and developed by Victor Turner, refers to a transitional phase where individuals or narratives exist “betwixt and between” structured positions within society (Turner, 1991, p. 95) . In literary and media studies, liminality highlights the in-between spaces that characters, plots, and audiences occupy as they transition from one state to another, offering rich possibilities for exploring ambiguity, transformation, and renewal. In literature, liminal spaces—whether physical, temporal, or psychological—are where conventional boundaries dissolve, allowing characters to undergo significant transformations in identity and self (Thomassen, 2009) . 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