The Study On The Image Of “Rural Outsiders”in 1980s Novels

The 1980 s is a significant period of transformation since the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China.This is not only the years of dust-laden China re-open the door of the era,is the country’s political,economic and cultural all-round changes in the era,but also the Chinese literary circle to restore prosperity and development of the era.In this period of social transformation,the images of “Rural outsiders” appeared in the literature works of the80 s.They generous and simple deep into the countryside,strong and brave face the countryside,pioneering and leading the countryside,but ultimately can not leave the dark dream.They are the product of history,but also the product of the times.The first chapter mainly combs the previous life and present life of the image of “Rural outsider”.This kind of image has a deep literary history,including the awakening outside the“Iron House” in the works of the May 4th writers represented by Lu Xun,and the rural rescuers and task forces in the works of the forty’s,and the ideological symbol of the 17-year literature of the country people.This kind of image in the 1980 s has produced a new group: not only from the urban living space to the countryside,“Urban migrants”,It also includes “Rural outsiders”who have been ostracized by the countryside after leaving the countryside and are unable to return home,as well as growing in the countryside but by the city advanced civilization attraction,the initiative and rural alienation and the city as their spiritual homeland of the “Rural Hollow Man.”.The second chapter mainly discusses the image characteristics of “Rural outsiders” in the1980 s under the background of the transformation era.First,the economic reform focused on urban development has made it a symbol of modernization and civilization,and their “Foreign”behavior in the countryside also means a pre-modern,ignorant enlightenment and candlelight.Secondly,they changed their way of thinking under the change of social structure.On the one hand,they realized the hopeless of rural development relying on local strength,and on the other hand,they confirmed the way of rural spiritual reconstruction driven by rural economic development.Finally,in the era when the whole people are eager to pursue modernization,there is no doubt that they have the hope and expectation of the whole nation for the modernization of the countryside.They must go into the villages and serve the villages with a resolute and enterprising character,assume the mission of leading the rural modernization.The third chapter mainly discusses the relationship between “Rural outsiders” and the rural world in the 1980 s.They go to the countryside to seek spiritual sustenance or to realize their self-worth,but as they go deep into the countryside,their hopes and demands fall through one by one.With no hope of relief,they return to the earth,or stick to the countryside,choose a seemingly different identity,but for the future identity of the preparation for unity,that is,the departure from the countryside.The fourth chapter mainly discusses the writing consciousness of “Rural outsiders” in the1980 s and reflects on it.The writer,influenced by the mainstream discourse of the Age of Enlightenment,praises the city,criticizes the countryside,and tries to construct a powerful image of modern nation-state through male gender metaphor.However,under the mode of thinking of one-sided modernity,the appearance of the real countryside is covered,and the modern people’s spiritual loss in the face of the complex social changes and the agony of searching for the spiritual hometown in the transitional period are ignored.