Research On The Evolution Of Oil Novel Creation Characteristics

In the history of contemporary Chinese literature,oil novels are a unique genre of fiction.Since the 1980 s,the creation of oil novels has gone through three different stages of development: the creation period,the nascent period and the return period.The characters portrayed in oil novels vary from period to period.According to the different backgrounds and spiritual styles of the times,the characters in oil novels are divided into three categories: those who wander in spiritual dilemmas,those who survive in the dismal reality,and those who shine in the long river of history.Under each category,there are many oil characters with different characteristics,depending on the length of the novel,the status of the characters,and their age and seniority.In terms of novel themes,oil novels present different themes of eulogizing present-day heroes,writing about secularized life,and pursuing ideal reconstruction.From focusing on front-line workers and their productive lives to the subversion of values and survival dilemmas brought by the economic system reform to the oil front,oil writers show the beautiful character and sparkling humanity of oil people in historical retrospect and everyday writing.As a form of literature closely related to social reality,the creative characteristics of oil novels are inevitably influenced by the external environment,the objects of expression and the writers’ concepts.The influence of the external environment includes social ideology,literary trends,cultural environment and the institutional reform of oil companies.The influence of the object of expression is reflected in the expansion of the oil group genre and the restrictions on the creation of workers’ images.The changes in writers’ conceptions include writers’ reflections and criticisms,as well as the writers’ mental journey and oil complexes presented in their creations.From these perspectives,we can understand in more detail the trajectory and inner rules of the transmutation of the characteristics of oil novels.The creation of oil novels is changing day by day,reflecting the profound thoughts of oil writers on the oil industry,people and society,and showing their unique literary core and social value,which proves to a certain extent that oil novels still have great potential for development in the new era.