The Study Of The Theme Of Xiao Hong's Writings

Female writings in the 1930s and 1940s involve engagement in the society, dominant discourse and ideology penetration into texts while reflection on human, exploration on living dilemma and concern about woman are downplayed or invisible. Xiao Hong is an exception. The dissertation seeks to present the features and accomplishment of Xiao Hong's writings thematically.Xiao Hong's early writings reveal class conflict, hatred, poverty and loneness, the anti-oppression and anti-exploitation theme of that time. Battlefield of Life and Death as a starting point, Xiao Hong's writings turn to intervene soul instead of life and contemplate on living condition philosophically,which tends not to be straightforward or isolated from life and complicated history and ponder on human by avoiding pure fury and sympathy. Legend of Hulan River already explores in-depth soul of Chinese nation.Ma Bole relentlessly pick national defects for criticism. March in small town implies sense of loss and nothingness after one awakening from life.