| The heroic models and taste that Chinese literature conveys have similarities to those of western literature, but the differences between them are apparent too. The reasons can be cast back to different heroic minds in writing. This article intends to analyze the different .heroic minds and describe the different influences on writing, so that we can make further comparison on taste between Chinese and western literature and come down to valuable writing rules.This article is divided into five parts. In essence, the heroic mind in Chinese is the same as western writers, which is striving for the most idealistic life style. But because of different searching routes, they formulate different cultural expressions. The first four parts emphasize on describing the different heroic minds, the reasons and the influence on writing. And the last part describes and comments on æ³nti梙ero? Chapter one: Improving personality conditions and exploring humanistic possibilitiesHeroic mind propels man to seek for the most idealistic life style. The first problem needed thinking is: æ¥hat is a hero抯 life??Chinese writers consider that possessing idealistic personalities and sticking to them is the most important thing in man抯 life, especially to a hero. Hero pattern of Chinese writers focuses on æersonality conditionsBut to western writers, the definition of man is endless. Their heroic mind focuses on exploring humanistic possibilities. There were no everlasting beliefs about man, even one belief is reverse to that of last period.The two different heroic minds have different notable influence on writing which was embodied in the following two aspects:5A:different trends of value in molding heroic昪haracters:Because Chinese writers?hero pattern focuses on æersonality conditions? they are always attaching great importance to characters?personality conditions, especially heroes. Wicked figures always serve as a foil to heroes by contrasting with their personality conditions, which is an another effective way to stress idealistic characters. It is the humanistic possibilities explored in literatures works that western writers value most. If a literature book displays new reasonable humanistic possibilities, it will be thought high.B:different formation of conflicts in heroic characters?minds:Due to different trends in molding heroic characters, Chinese and western writers are different in conceiving conflicts in heroic characters?mind. To Chinese writers, That two ethical beliefs can抰 be adhered to in the same action makes a conflict in. a hero抯 mind, which makes him anguish. But to western writers, the conflict in a hero抯 mind is always between good thoughts and evil thoughts in human nature. Through the conflicts new humanistic possibilities may be revealed and writers are not easily to make comments on them.Chapter two: belief worship and personality worship:To beliefs, Chinese writers?heroic mind makes them adhere to some approbatory beliefs and they never doubt the rationality of them, which could be called æµelief worship? They believe that only those who follow out these beliefs firmly all their lives may be admired as heroes. But to western writers, there are few unchangeable beliefs about value. What they emphasize on is how to display their particular personalities to enlighten readers, which could be called æersonality worship?? As long as the displayed personalities could be recognized by readers and exert great influence On them, both the values of writers and their works will6be realized.The two different heroic minds exert different influence on Chinese and western writers in writing, which is embodied as the following two aspects:A:group heroes and individual heroes:Due to the existence of æµeliefs worship? Chinese writers always make their works more indoctrinating and the leitmotiv of most literature works is usually the similar recognition of moral or philosophy in stead o... |