The Theme Comparison Of Relationship Between Father And Son In Chinese And Western Literature

In the history of both Chinese and Western literature, the theme of relationship between father and son is important. "father"is not only a character representing the role and Status in your domestic scene,but also a kind of social power,a kind of law and order,a kind of Forces and authority.the relationship between father and son is not only the simple genetic relationship in the family group,but also showing the contradiction in different generations.The theme of relationship between father and son is enhanced in the development of both Chinese and Western literature.the theme of examine father,searches for father,kill father are appear constantly.Based on the theory comparative literature and the research method of parallelstudy and Influence study, the author tries to make a comparative analysis of the father and son relationship in Chinese and Western literature .The author also attempts to probe further into the different social and historical background and cultural tradition,which can account for the differences.The thesis can be divided into the following five parts:Part One serves as a introduction to propose the subject matter of the thesis: theChinese and Western saga novels in the early 20th century have denoted a mode of father and son relationship with both differences and inclination to similarities, whichdeserves our attention.In the part the status in quo of relevant research,thoughts andmethods of the research are also covered.Part Two traces ,in Chinese and Western literatures ,the differences in history and development of father and son relationship .give a definition of the theme of relationship between father and son in this magisterial thesis, in order to constraint of scope,then unfold an exposition.through compares differences,the base of development and external environment in the ancientliterature,modern literature and contemporary literature , it shows the differences in the theme of relationship between father and son between Chinese and Western literature.Part Three it shows different image of father in Chinese and Western literatures. Father are separated into"ugly father" and "archetype father",then the"old fossil"can be separated into "hideous father","stubborn","substitution"groups based on text."archetype father"canbeseparated into"non-blood type" ,"Real fairyland tape".it analyzes differences and connotations in different Cultural Context.Part Four the value orientation of sons.it shows the different pursuit of sons in different environmentaland custom.and analyzes the reasons.Part Five the connotation of the theme of relationship between father and son in Chinese and Western literature. It analyzes differences in accordance with social culture and national culture in Eastern and Western.Part Six is the concluding remarks.In this part the reasons for the differences between Chinese and Western literature have been discussed,pointing out the cultural connotation and significances of those novels:Sons'treacheries of fathers indicate the care and pursuit for selves;the competition between sons and fathers;the overthrow of obsolete dominion of fathers by the rising strength of the sons;and the substitution of the new lives for the old ones in social subrogation.