On The Image Of Father In Oates' Novel

As a well-known American contemporary writer,Oates' works have attracted much attention at home and abroad.Her works are rich in themes and creation techniques,and many vivid father images are born in her works.These fathers have different appearances,but they all reflect Oates' unique creative talents and her attention to the country and society.This article focuses on the images of fathers in Oates' novels,explores the specific forms of these father images,the context in which they are generated,and the artistic techniques Oates uses in shaping these father images.The types of father images portrayed by Oates' novels are divided into three types from different class angles: the image of fathers at the bottom of male status,fathers at the middle class,and fathers at the upper class status.Combined with the discussion of various father images,from the characteristics of various father images,career pursuit,education methods for children,the importance of family,etc.,reveal Otz's views on the father's values.In his works,Oates used realistic and appropriate brush strokes to describe how the father's image was generated and how to play his family and social role.At the same time,it also shows the reader why the father's image is formed: it is not only affected by the changes in social structure,but also related to the increasingly mature thinking of Oates' creation,and it is also an inevitable result of the continuous development and change of the father's role.In terms of writing techniques,Oetz described the violence and tragedy in Oetz 's novels in a typical environment through delicate environmental descriptions,more language descriptions that fit the character 's personality,combined with special plots and fragmented narrative arrangements.Group portrait of father with intertwined colors.This is not only a manifestation of Oates' previous creative style,but also expresses the creative ideas of the creators advancing with the times.Through the shaping of her father's image,Oates showed readers the main value of her creation of this series of father's images.Although these father images are different in specific forms,and the social status of the class is diverse,they all reflect the writer's grasp of the characteristics of these father's roles.The shaping of father's image expands the society's new understanding of father's image,constructs an "ideal" father role,and influences the development of social morality.At the same time,it also explores the relationship between the father's role and the growth of women,reflecting Oates' care for women.Men benefit from their superior position in the structure of both sexes,but at the same time they are also regulated by this structure,blocking more possibilities for their development.On the basis of the realization of a harmonious and equal dialogue between men and women,and the fulfillment of the responsibilities and obligations of the father 's role to the children and the family,it is possible to build family harmony and realize the healthy development of society.