Research On The Narration On The War Of Resistance Against Japan Under The Perspective Of Comparative Literature

Historically,Japan's inhuman invasion against China and the Korean Peninsula constitutes of a shared traumatic memory of the peoples from China,North Korea and South Korea and protracted arduous struggle,endless trauma of being grievously oppressed and unceasing social unrest and riots are burning unforgettable history of the War of Resistance Against Japan through hearts.That bloody and fierce struggle has witnessed the faces of the whole nation's vigorous resistance and the moving stories of countless heroes and martyrs dauntlessly confronting sacrifice present the lofty national integrity and patriotism and render the invaluable spiritual wealth that most inspires the national spirit and patriotism.Consequently,the literary theme on recording this touching and heroic history emerges as the time requires and the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan is composed of the common and crucial literary theme of China,North Korea and South Korea.As the history advances and the time goes by,the cruelty,perplexity,fear and trauma in the war simultaneously emerge together with the memory of nation development.In addition,the faces of the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan is increasingly rich and full.The comparative study of contemporary narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan among China,North Korea and South Korea represents an important quarter of enriching and improving the whole narration system in East Asia,but also it is of vital significance in deepening the historical spirit of narration and beefing up the mutual understanding on the War of Resistance Against Japan.Throughout the overall of contemporary narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan of China,North Korea and South Korea,an identical theme in the middle of continuous progress has taken shape,brightly featuring both concrete writing characteristics and reflected a kind of impressive nature of time and political sociality.The distinctive political and epochal sections of the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan shared by China and North Korea are comprised of the themes on the War of Resistance Against Japan by the whole nation and leaders and the theme on revolutionary development.Apart form that,the themes on heroic resistance against Japan,trauma of resistance against Japan and concept orientation shared by China,North Korea and South Korea are characterized by their own writing features and constantly undergo new changes in the course of advancement.However,the theme on historical restoration of China and South Korea brought by the changes of social and political environment has constantly sprung up,enriching the faces of the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan and showcasing the inseparable link between the theme on narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan and the times.Centering on the above-mentioned themes,this thesis,based on the analysis on concrete texts,takes the interaction between the text and historical context that the post classic school of Western Narratology attaches great importance as the main field of vision to implement the parallel study of comparative literature and the comparative study on the macro grasp and micro analysis.Pertaining to the macro grasp,discussion on the generality and specific characters holds a dominant position and probes the hidden social,historical and political reasons into from the perspective of social and historical criticism.Pertaining to the micro analysis,comparison on the similarities and differences of specific works has been made by the combination of close reading and the theories of theme,literary therapy,literary psychology.Two major themes on the War of Resistance Against Japan by the whole nation and leaders have come into being under the historical context that the Chinese and North Korean leaders succeeded in leading their people to the decisive revolutionary victory;and these two have their own featuring in the course of standing accumulation,highlighting these two themes through the images of "the whole nation" and "the leaders".Typically,these vividly contradictory features are mainly attributed to the deep-rooted historical,political and cultural reasons;against such context,the theme on revolutionary development,namely another theme with more vivid features on the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan of China and North Korea than South Korea,has emerged.The revolutionary development of mothers and children is most representative and its writing has been characterized by the typical paradigm which underlines the features of Chinese and North Korean resisting-Japan literature and the significance of the War of Resistance Against Japan,yet confuses the concept and connotation of the development-oriented theme.At the same time,writing characteristics on themes on Anti-Japan heroes are varying from China,North Korea to South Korea amid the political and cultural context.The collective heroism,emphasized by China on the interests of the people,does not denies the individual heroism in the post development;the individual heroism highlighting in South Korea doesn't serve as an opposite to collective heroism;and the top standard of collective heroism in North Korea means the loyalty to leaders.Under such influence,heroic narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan of China and South Korea both write the meaning of "righteousness" in essence,in sharp contrast to the generalization of "loyalty" in North Korean heroic narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan that makes North Korean heroes the "loyal officials" heroes in the end.Therefore,the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan of North Korea basically centers on the paradigm of "leader-loyal officers",contributing to narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan structure with North Korean characteristics.The ideological discrepancies among China,North Korea and South Korea directly account for the varying presentation of concept orientation theme in the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan.A sharp concept orientation and concept difference take shape that directly limit the narrative structure of specific works,against the complex backdrop of the War of Resistance Against Japan and with the concerted influence from the author's personal experience and composition perspectives and contexts.Trauma of the War of Resistance Against Japan and historical recovery have surged into the mainstream of the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan in the new century,as the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan presses ahead and social and political context undergo changes.The narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan taking "comfort women"and historical tragedy as the theme continually rises up which is closely tied with the diplomatic and political context and serves as a mirror of a brand-new perspective and posture of China and South Korea confronted with the trauma of the War of Resistance Against Japan,totally free of the previous narration on class trauma and resisting war.The tolerance and openness of national political discourse are expressed through the unceasing emergence of works themed historical recovery,namely a mark of individual thinking on historical facts and awareness on development.As a result,this is how to constantly enriches the connotation of the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan at the national and non-governmental levels.Detailed comparison and combing out can conclude that the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan of North Korea makes a strong case on its vivid characteristics in the form of "leaders-loyal officers" and its theme stays focused on presenting the image of leaders and the heroes' heart of pure loyalty,featuring systematization,uniform,centralized display and huge form,but destitute of the depth and richness of the theme.As a whole,the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan of South Korea showcases the characteristics of national subjectivity and historical narration,brightly featuring marketization,popularity and culture.The narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan of China has undergone dramatic changes,including the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan based on class to the one on the front battlefield of the Kuomintang,the narration on Nanjing Massacre and the "comfort women".All of these embodies the diversified development of perspectives and the diversity of themes.The constant change and development of the theme on the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan always serves as a true mirror of its epochal nature which must be investigated in the penetrated social and political environment.This thesis makes an attempt for comparative study on the contemporary the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan among China,North Korea and South Korea from a macro comparative perspective,so as to fill in the gaps in concerning research.Moreover,it is hoped to provide an emerging perspective and path for the study on the narration on the War of Resistance Against Japan.This thesis is sure to be lack of deficiencies such as the depth and it is hoped that the related research can be done to expand its depth and breadth in the future.